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1922 Map of Elmira

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Elmira
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric rail lines dominate the eastern corridor of this Lane County landscape, reflecting the timber-driven economy of the early twentieth century. The map centers on the community of Elmira, positioned near the Eugene Southern Pacific branch and just north of Veneta. This 1909 survey, published as a preliminary edition in 1922, reveals an extensive network of rural education, including the Liberty School, Duckpond School, and Union School, spaced to serve the scattered farming and milling families of the valley.

Industrial activity is anchored by Perkins Mill along the Siuslaw Road, while several prominent geographic markers such as Cox Butte, Waldridge Butte, and Fisher Buttes rise above the drainage systems of Tom River and Coyote Creek. Small settlements like Alvadore, Cheshire, and Smithfield appear as established junctions along the rail routes, providing a detailed look at the region's development before the mid-century hydrological changes altered the surrounding lowlands.