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1952 Map of Brownsville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Brownsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Calapooya River and South Santiam River define the agricultural and timber valleys of Linn County in the early 1950s. The town of Brownsville serves as a central hub, connected to the surrounding countryside by the Oregon Electric line and local infrastructure like the Warren Ditch. The landscape is a mix of fertile bottomlands and prominent peaks such as Bald Peter, Scott Mountain, and Horse Rock.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the distribution of rural institutions, including the Berlin Union Ch, Klum Cemetery, and schools like Fairview School and Beulahland School. The presence of numerous quarries and gravel pits along the riverbanks points to the local extraction industries of the era, while named features like Union Point and Santiam Terrace provide specific coordinates for locating family homesteads and vanished rural communities.