2017 Map of Damascus

About this map

Gresham and Damascus dominate this 2017 landscape, where the urban edge of the Portland region meets the foothills of the Cascades. The survey shows a transition from the structured street grids of Powell Valley and Happy Valley to the more winding rural routes further south. This area is punctuated by volcanic features like Gresham Butte and Hogan Butte, which stand above the drainages of Johnson Creek and Kelley Cr. Several prominent memorial sites, including Forest Lawn Memorial Park and the Gresham Pioneer Cem, provide important genealogical markers for the community. Along the southern border, the Clackamas River flows past Barton and Carver, where Bakers Bridge and Kipling Rock mark the river's path through the valley. The map also captures the distinct settlements of Boring and Hillsview as they appeared in the late twenty-tens.