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1957 Map of Gervais

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Gervais
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The agricultural heart of French Prairie is defined here by the transit corridors of the Baldock Freeway and the Southern Pacific railroad, which anchor several small Willamette Valley communities in the mid-1950s. The settlement of Gervais serves as a local hub, featuring a concentrated grid of streets and the Sacred Heart Sch, while the southern portion of the map is dominated by the former lakebed of Lake Labish, now utilized for intensive farming.

Educational and social infrastructure is prominent, from the sprawling grounds of the U S Indian School Chemawa to smaller rural centers like Eldriedge School and Fairfield Grange. Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds, including the Masonic Cemetery, St Louis Cemetery, and the Pioneer Cemetery. The landscape transitions from the riverine environments of the Willamette River and its bars at Shaggy Bend Bar to the low-lying drainage of the Pudding River and Little Pudding River.