2020 Map of Veneta

About this map

Fern Ridge Lake dominates the central landscape of this western Willamette Valley quadrangle, where the Long Tom River feeds a complex network of wetlands and sloughs. The settlement of Veneta serves as the primary hub south of the water, while Elmira sits just to the west of the lake's fingers. The terrain is a mix of low-lying floodplains and prominent rises like Fisher Butte and Rocky Butte, which overlook the surrounding drainages of Coyote Cr and its various forks. For genealogists and local historians, several burial sites are documented across the landscape, including Richardson Cem near the northern shore and the more secluded Mounse Burial further south. The map details a transition from organized town streets to the rural agricultural and forested lands that define the margins of the Fern Ridge area.