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1987 Map of Garden Valley

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Garden Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Umpqua River and its confluence with the South Umpqua River define this portion of Douglas County as it appeared in the late 1980s. The landscape is a transition from the narrow river valleys of Coles Valley and Garden Valley to the rising timbered slopes of Woodruff Mountain and Davis Hill. Settlement is concentrated in small pockets like Cleveland, Riversdale, and Elgarose, with the river’s character marked by numerous named navigational points such as Leatherwood Rapids, Crow Rapids, and Burkhart Rapids.

Public recreation and local infrastructure are well-documented, showing the locations of River Forks Park, Cleveland Rapids Park, and Singleton Park alongside the Golf Course and a Filtration Plant. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies specific landings like Umpqua Landing and Chris Hestness Landing, as well as a Cem and a Quarry, which anchor the community's mid-century rural development and industrial footprint.