1986 Map of Oakville

About this map

The Chehalis River and its confluence with the Black River define the geography of this southwestern Washington landscape in the early 1990s. The town of Oakville serves as the primary settlement hub, situated just north of the Chehalis Indian Reservation. To the north, the terrain rises into the Black Hills within the Capitol State Forest, where numerous drainages like Roundtree Creek and Harris Creek feed into the river system. The Union Pacific rail line cuts across the valley, facilitating the region's transport between the river and the timber-rich uplands. Evidence of local industry is visible through several Gravel Pits and a Quarry near the western edge. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the community of Independence sits near the winding Independence Creek at the foot of Michigan Hill, illustrating the scattered rural settlement patterns typical of the river valleys in Grays Harbor and Thurston counties.