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1894 Map of Klamath

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Klamath
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

Linkville serves as the primary hub of this southern Oregon frontier, situated at the critical junction where the Link R. flows toward the Klamath River. Surveyed in the late 1880s, the map reveals a landscape defined by expansive wetlands and water systems before major twentieth-century reclamation projects altered the basin. Extensive water bodies like the Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Marsh, and Tule Lake dominate the terrain, connected by the winding courses of the Williamson River and Lost River.

Settlement patterns follow the valley floors, with early outposts such as Ft. Klamath and the Klamath Agency established near the northern lake shores, while Yainax Agency sits further east along the Sprague River. Local commerce and agriculture are evident in established communities like Bonanza, Dairy, and Olene. The presence of Fossils near Poe Valley and multiple geothermal features like Hot Spr. and Big Spring highlight the unique geological character of this volcanic region near the Oregon California Boundary Line.