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1980 Map of Tyler

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Tyler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The boundary between Lincoln and Spokane Counties divides this landscape of scabland terrain and small-scale agriculture. The community of Tyler serves as a central hub, situated along the Burlington Northern railroad line and the modern path of the Tyler-Cheney Interchange. To the southwest, the settlement of Fishtrap and its corresponding Fishtrap Interchange mark a critical node for transport and regional access during the late twentieth century.

Water features such as Alderman Lake, Hog Lake, and the distinctive Turtle Hole are scattered across the terrain, suggesting the complex drainage patterns characteristic of the Channeled Scablands. Local history is anchored by the Rockdale Cem and family-named routes like Malloy Prairie Road and Lance Hill Rd. Several gravel and borrow pits near Bennett and along Gravel Pit Road point to the area's ongoing reliance on local geological resources for road building and infrastructure.