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1949 Map of Maple Valley

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Maple Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Cedar River industry and rural King County settlement patterns define this mid-century landscape. The map captures the area as the coal-mining era was transitioning toward residential growth, notably featuring the Indian Coal Mine (Abandoned) and Fire King Coal Mine (Abandoned) near Cedar Mountain. These resource extraction sites are situated along the Pacific Coast RR, which parallels the river through Cedar Grove.

Education and infrastructure are well-documented, with both the Maple Valley Sch and the Tahoma High Sch serving the local population. Significant hydrological features including Lake Youngs and numerous smaller bodies like Lake Desire and Shadow Lake illustrate the glacial topography. The presence of an Aqueduct and several named local thoroughfares, such as Church Road and Petrovisky Road, provide specific coordinates for family history researchers looking to locate ancestral property near Maple Valley.