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1961 Map of Sherwood

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Sherwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Sherwood and its surrounding agricultural landscape are captured here in the early 1960s, prior to the significant suburban expansion that would later redefine this portion of the Willamette Valley. The geography is defined by the sharp bend of the Willamette River and the fertile expanses of French Prairie to the south. Transportation corridors like the Southern Pacific railroad and the Baldock Freeway provide the primary north-south framework for the region.

Community life centers on established locales such as Butteville and Middleton, while the grounds of the Dammasch State Hospital and local landmarks like the Butteville Cem offer critical touchpoints for genealogists. The map also documents the educational infrastructure of the era, including Sherwood Union HS and St Paul Sch, amidst a terrain characterized by Onion Flat and the elevations of Ladd Hill.