1965 Map of Fly Valley

About this map

Fly Valley and its surrounding drainages define this mid-1960s survey of the Whitman National Forest in Union County. The landscape is primarily defined by a complex network of canyons and creeks, notably Fly Creek and Sheep Creek, which feed toward the Grande Ronde River in the northeast. Human presence is sparse but specific, centered around the Vey Ranch and a nearby Landing Strip on a ridge above the river. The map details a primitive infrastructure of a Jeep Trail, Lookout Creek Trail, and the Sheep Road for forest management and ranching access. Of particular interest to local historians are the numerous named water sources like Warm Mineral Spring and Johnson Rock Spring, and industrial markers such as a Quarry and Gravel Pit used for road maintenance in this remote timber and range country.