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1979 Map of Meacham Corner

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Meacham Corner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Mountaindale and the surrounding rural landscape of Washington County are defined by the convergence of the West Fork Dairy Creek and its many tributaries. By the late 1970s, this area retained its agricultural and timber character, with the eastern edge of the Tillamook State Forest dominating the western hills near Bald Mountain. The map reveals a community structured around early rural institutions, including the Mountaindale Ch and Washington Grange Hall, alongside historic burial sites like Raffety Cem and Arcade Cem.

Transportation follows the natural contours of the terrain, with family-named routes such as Sellers Road and Keller Road connecting isolated homesteads. The inclusion of Snooseville Center and Meacham Corner provides specific geographic markers for genealogists tracing local families. The landscape transitions from the higher elevations of Pumpkin Ridge and Red Slide Hill down into fertile drainages like Big Canyon and Bledsoe Creek, illustrating the classic development pattern of Oregon’s Tualatin Valley foothills.