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1942 Map of Tillamook

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Tillamook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Tillamook serves as the focal point of this 1942 War Department survey, situated where the Wilson River, Trask River, and Tillamook River converge into Tillamook Bay. The landscape reveals a complex network of tidewater sloughs, including Hall Slough, Dougherty Slough, and Hoquarten Slough, which defined the local maritime and industrial geography during the early war years. Along the coast, the settlements of Oceanside, Netarts, and Silver Sands are documented alongside prominent landmarks like Cape Meares and the Three Arch Rocks Bird Reserve.

The presence of the Goates Logging Company and the Southern Pacific railroad line underscores the timber-driven economy of the era. To the south, the Siuslaw National Forest encompasses the coastline near Camp Meriwether and Sand Lake. Local social foundations are well-preserved through the mapping of the Tillamook Co Fairgrounds and rural schoolhouses such as Fairview Sch, South Prairie Sch, and Long Prairie Sch.