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2020 Map of Glendale

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Glendale serves as the primary hub in this southern Oregon mountain landscape, situated where Cow Creek and Windy Creek meet. The map reveals a town heavily shaped by timber and water management, featuring industrial markers like the Dollar Log Ponds and the Twin Harbor Log Pond. Just south, Wolf Creek and Leland follow the rail and road corridors that cut through the steep gulches of the Josephine and Douglas county line.

Genealogists can find several historic burial grounds, including Glendale Masonic Cemetery and the Wolf Creek Cemetery. The terrain is deeply incised with family-named features such as Berglund Gulch, Hughes Gulch, and Dunbar Gulch, reflecting the region's long history of small-scale mining and ranching. Infrastructure like Tunnel 8 on the railroad and high peaks such as Maloney Peak highlight the engineering required to navigate this portion of the Pacific Northwest.