1979 Map of Muddy Valley

About this map

Slide Mountain and The Butte anchor the western high ground of this Yamhill County landscape, where the terrain transitions into a productive valley floor crisscrossed by numerous seasonal and perennial streams. The complex drainage network of Baker Creek, Muddy Creek, and Deer Creek feeds into the South Yamhill River at the map's southeastern edge. Local heritage is preserved in sites like the South Yamhill Cemetery and Happy Valley Cemetery, while public spaces such as Huber County Park and Edward Grenfell County Park indicate the area's development for recreation and conservation during the late 1970s. Geologic and agricultural interests are represented by the Erratic Rock Wayside and several dispersed resource sites, including a Quarry and Gravel Pit. The map captures a rural network of named roads like Masonville Road and Gopher Valley Road, tracing the path of early homesteads and farmsteads through the valley.