2023 Map of Ballston

About this map

The South Yamhill River meanders across this rural borderland between Yamhill and Polk counties, where the settlements of Bellevue and Ballston serve as longstanding agricultural anchors. The landscape is dotted with small-scale irrigation features like the Lillie Walker Irrigation Pond and numerous private reservoirs, including the Marvin Fast Reservoir and Neuschwanger Reservoir, reflecting the area's intensive land use. Cultural and genealogical significance is concentrated at sites like the Brigittine Monastery and its associated Brigittine Monastery Cem, as well as several pioneer burial grounds such as Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cem. Transportation history is evident in the layout of Morgan's Airport and the network of country roads like SW Ballston Rd that link the small communities of Broadmead and Perrydale. This contemporary survey preserves the names of family farms through landmarks like the Muller Reservoir and the Scharf Reservoir across the fertile valley floor.