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1954 Map of Scotts Mills

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Scotts Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Scotts Mills sits at the base of the rising Missouri Ridge, where the agricultural flats of the Willamette Valley meet the more complex elevations of the foothills. This 1954 survey, updated with 1970 revisions, documents a landscape shaped by timber and tillage, evidenced by the presence of a Sawmill and multiple quarries. The boundary between Clackamas and Marion counties follows Butte Creek, a waterway that anchors several small rural communities including Monitor and Marquam.

Genealogists can trace a network of early social and educational centers, from the Trinity Lutheran Ch near the Willamette Meridian to several rural schools like Evans Valley School and Butte Creek School. Local cemeteries, including Maplewood Cem and Miller Cem, are clearly marked, providing precise locations for family history research. The transition from the open Elliott Prairie to the timbered ridges reflects the diverse economic geography of the mid-20th-century Oregon countryside.