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1958 Map of Wiley City

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Wiley City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The irrigated floor of the Ahtanum Valley anchors this 1958 survey, showing a landscape defined by orchards and early suburban expansion west of Yakima. Small agricultural hubs like Wiley City, Gromore, and Harwood are connected by a dense grid of rural roads, including Orchard Avenue and Summitview Ave, while the Tieton Canal winds through the northern slopes of Cowiche Mtn to provide the essential water for the valley's fruit-growing economy.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail within the Ahtanum Indian Reservation boundary, which features several named burial grounds such as Saluskin Cemetery and Wah-Lal-La-Kite Cemetery. The map also documents the educational infrastructure of the era, from the rural Mountain View School to the developing West Valley High School site. The southern reaches are dominated by the rising slopes of Ahtanum Ridge, contrasting the cultivated valley floor with the more untamed terrain to the south.