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2020 Map of East Olympia

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of East Olympia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Lacey and Tumwater occupy the northern reaches of this Thurston County landscape, where suburban expansion meets the open reaches of Chambers Prairie. The Deschutes River meanders through the western corridor, while the central and southern portions of the map are defined by a series of distinct water bodies, including Pattison Lake, Tempo Lake, and Offutt Lake. Near the southern edge, the settlement of Skookumchuck and the rail-oriented Western Junction sit amidst more open terrain near Rocky Prairie and Chain Hill.

Modern infrastructure is represented by Hoskins Field and an extensive network of secondary roads such as Yelm Hwy SE and Old Hwy 99 SE. Small communities like East Olympia and Kellys Korner provide local orientation for genealogists and researchers tracking the evolution of these outlying areas as they transitioned from rural prairie into the contemporary residential and commercial hubs of the South Sound.