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1942 Map of Coquille

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Coquille
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Coquille valley serves as a vital corridor during the early 1940s, where the Southern Pacific railroad and the Oregon Coast Highway weave through the lowlands connecting timber and mining operations. Industry is anchored by the Overland Coal Mine and Thomas Mine in the north near Coaledo, while the Middle Fork Coquille River and its various forks dictate the agricultural settlement patterns.

Social infrastructure is densely mapped through numerous rural schoolhouses, including the Lee School, Roy School, and Catching Creek Sch. A notable landmark of the era is the County Farm located north of the city. The landscape is defined by the transition from river bottomlands to prominent heights such as Sugarloaf Mtn and Budd Mtn, with a specialized Logging Railroad extending into the timbered ridges near Fairview.