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1945 Map of Mapleton

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Mapleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Siuslaw River winds through the heart of the Siuslaw National Forest in this 1945 edition, which captures the coastal timber and ranching landscapes of Western Lane County. At the junction of river and rail, the town of Mapleton serves as a primary hub, while the Southern Pacific railroad follows the riverbank westward toward Beck Sta Tiernan PO. The map provides a detailed view of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, documenting isolated schoolhouses like Herman Sch and Minerva Sch that served remote drainage basins.

Upriver at Swisshome, the terrain transitions into a dense network of creeks and ridges, including the Siuslaw Game Reservation and landmarks like Saddle Mtn. The presence of the State Hatchery along Lake Creek and various ranching outposts like Lowrey Ranch reflects a landscape defined by natural resource management and homesteading. This survey preserves the exact locations of many small settlements and family-named landmarks before modern forest management altered the footprint of these communities.