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2023 Map of Buroker

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Buroker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Walla Walla Valley serves as the backdrop for this detailed topographical record of rural Walla Walla County. Small agricultural settlements like Sapoli, Buroker, and Tracy are connected by a network of local roads including Mill Creek Rd and Biscuit Ridge Rd, tracing the movement of people and goods across the fertile landscape. The drainage patterns of the region are clearly defined by the paths of Mill Creek and Russell Creek, which carve through the rising elevation toward Nightingale Canyon.

A notable modern landmark, Darcy's Air Strip, sits tucked between Harrier Hill Rd and Mc Kay Grade Rd, illustrating the intersection of historic land use and private aviation. The map details the transition from the relatively flat valley floor to the more complex topography of the foothills, providing genealogists and local historians with a precise view of family-named roads such as Foster Rd and Smith Rd that still define this part of the Washington-Oregon borderlands.