2014 Map of Helix

About this map

The agricultural town of Helix serves as the focal point of this 2014 survey, situated atop the plateau where the high plains of Umatilla County are carved by the drainage of Greasewood Cr. This landscape is defined by a dense grid of farm roads and deep topographical incisions like North Fork Cold Springs Canyon. A notable concentration of cultural sites provides significant value for local history and genealogy, with four distinct burial grounds—the German Cem, Finland Cem, Greasewood Cem, and Helix Cem—marking the heritage of the early families who settled this wheat-growing region. The orientation of the roads, such as Van Sycle Rd and Kupers Rd, follows the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how systematic land division shaped the rural settlement pattern between Spring Cr and the various forks of Greasewood Creek.