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2014 Map of Waitsburg

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Waitsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Touchet River valley serves as the agricultural and transportation heart of this region, where the historic city of Waitsburg stands at the confluence with Coppei Cr. This survey captures the layout of the town's residential grid, including several named streets and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cem situated on its southern outskirts. North of the river, the landscape rises into the high wheat-growing plateaus and deep coulees characteristic of the region, featuring named landforms like McKay Hollow and Whoopemup Hollow.

Railroad influence is evident at Waitsburg Junction and the small siding of Bolles, which served as critical shipping points for the surrounding grain country. The map traces the boundary between Walla Walla and Columbia Counties as it cuts through the upland reaches near Menoken and McKay. Local aviation is represented by the Weller Canyon Airport, tucked away in a ravine north of the main river valley.