2024 Map of Veneta

About this map

Veneta and Elmira anchor this Lane County landscape, where the waters of Fern Ridge Lake dominate the northern terrain. This extensive reservoir is defined by prominent geographical features like Perkins Peninsula, Richardson Point, and Signal Island, while the Long Tom River feeds into the system from the west. The map captures a sophisticated network of small-scale agriculture and rural settlement, evidenced by the numerous cemeteries including Inman Cem, Richardson Cem, and the Mounse Burial Cem south of town. The southern portion of the quadrangle rises toward Crow Hill and Rocky Butte, where the drainages of West Fork Coyote Creek and Job Swale Creek carve through the foothills. This modern survey provides a detailed view of the regional transition between the valley floor and the surrounding ridges, mapping the contemporary infrastructure and water management systems that define life near the southern end of the Willamette Valley.