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1941 Map of Timber

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Timber
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Timber and the surrounding upper Nehalem River basin are shown here during a period of intensive industrial logging and recovery from significant forest fires. The landscape is marked by the scars of the Burned 1933 and Burned 1939 events, yet it remains a hub of activity for the Southern Pacific railroad and numerous timber operations. The map documents a network of worker camps, including the Standard Logging Co Camp, Gonnacher Logging Camp, and the Stimson Lumber Co Logging Camp, alongside New Deal-era infrastructure like the Reeher CCC Camp and Scoggin Creek CCC Camp.

Transit through the difficult terrain is highlighted by the Sunset Tunnel and the developing Wolf Creek Highway. Small settlements such as Cochran, Glenwood, and Wedeburg serve as anchor points for local history researchers tracing the families who lived and worked in these isolated canyon communities. Features like the Graystone Sch and the Houch Quarry provide specific touchstones for genealogical and industrial research in this corner of the Coast Range.