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1943 Map of Humptulips

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Humptulips
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Humptulips River and its multiple forks dominate this 1943 survey of Grays Harbor County, revealing a landscape defined by timber extraction and valley homesteads. The Polson Logging Company rail lines and various logging camps indicate the industrial focus of the era, while scattered family holdings like Brittain Ranch, Eaton Ranch, and Miller Ranch represent the agricultural footprint in the river bottoms.

Settlement patterns follow the water, from the namesake town of Humptulips in the north to Aberdeen Gardens and New London further south. Local education and infrastructure are evidenced by the Springfield Sch and Wishkah Valley Sch, alongside the Hoquiam Water Works and a Pumping Plant on the Little Hoquiam River. This map documents the transition between the dense timber of the Olympic foothills and the emerging rural communities before the mid-century expansion of the regional highway system.