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2011 Map of Gold Hill

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Gold Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Rogue River dominates this portion of Jackson County, flowing past the city of Gold Hill and the settlement of Dardanelles. This corridor is a focal point for early infrastructure and community history, evidenced by the Gold Hill Irrigation District Canal and the presence of the Gold Hill Post Office. For those researching local families, the map identifies three distinct burial grounds: Rock Point Cemetery, Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery, and Hays-Gall Cemetery.

North of the river, the landscape transitions into a network of drainages and peaks, including Lyman Mountain and Nugget Butte, leading toward Sams Valley. The terrain is deeply etched by numerous gulches such as Colvig Gulch, China Gulch, and Millers Gulch, many of which carry names suggesting 19th-century resource extraction and settlement. To the south, Pikes Peak rises above several small water sources like Domestic Spring and Crystal Spring, illustrating the varied hydrology of the region.