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2014 Map of Curtin

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Curtin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Anlauf and Curtin serve as the primary landmarks in this 2014 survey of the Douglas and Lane County borderlands. The landscape is defined by the steep elevation changes around Wards Butte and Doolittle Butte, where a network of logging and resource roads like BLM RD and Salt Creek RD wind through the timbered terrain. This modern topographic record captures the transition between the valley floor settlements and the higher peaks of the Oregon Coast Range.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Comstock Cem near the settlement of Comstock particularly valuable for tracing family roots in this corner of Douglas County. The drainage patterns of Pass Cr and Buck Cr illustrate how the natural geography dictated the placement of early transportation corridors, including the path of the Territorial HWY. Water resources such as Lawrence Reservoir and the small Lake Diane appear as vital features amidst the surrounding forest and creek basins.