2014 Map of Barnhart

About this map

The Umatilla River carves a significant path through this part of Umatilla County, Oregon, defining the local geography as it flows past the small settlement of Rieth. This area is characterized by a high-desert plateau bisected by deep drainage systems such as Coombs Canyon and Stage Gulch. The transportation network is a mixture of modern thoroughfares and older rural routes, including the historic alignment of Stage Gulch Rd and Yoakum Rd. Just south of Rieth Ridge, the map shows the transition from these high plateaus down to the river valley, where the infrastructure of the settlement of Barnhart sits along the water. For genealogists and local historians, the proximity of Rieth Bridge and the confluence of Birch Cr with the river provide specific points of reference for tracing early land use and the development of this agricultural and transit corridor west of Pendleton.