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1961 Map of Hillsboro

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hillsboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Hillsboro serves as a bustling hub in the Tualatin Valley during the early 1960s, its urban grid and Hillsboro Airport surrounded by fertile plains and emerging suburban communities. The landscape is deeply tied to its pioneer heritage, evidenced by the Historical Marker Joseph L Meek Land Claim and the old West Union Ch. Local infrastructure is anchored by the County Fairgrounds and several neighborhood schools like B W Barnes Sch and Mooberry Sch.

A complex transportation network of the Oregon Electric, Southern Pacific, and Burlington Northern railroads connects smaller settlements such as Orenco, Reedville, and Helvetia to the larger regional economy. To the north, the terrain rises toward the Tualatin Mountains and Pumpkin Ridge, where small creeks like McKay Creek and Rock Creek drain the hills. This period shows the transition from a strictly agricultural county seat to a more diversified residential and industrial center.