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2011 Map of Wingville

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Wingville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Wingville and its surrounding agricultural valley are defined by a sophisticated network of water management features, including the Payton Ditch and the Baker Municipal Aqueduct. This Baker County landscape transitioned from the open irrigation systems of early settlement to more formalized infrastructure like Butler Reservoir and Seig Ponds. The map reveals a grid of rural lanes bearing family and descriptive names, such as Brown Rd and Schoolhouse Rd, which anchor the local geography alongside the historic Wingville Cemetery.

To the southwest, the terrain shifts into a series of drainages including Hibbard Gulch, Rouen Gulch, and Washington Gulch. These features, along with Salmon Creek and Little Salmon Creek, illustrate the natural hydrological patterns that shaped the placement of early ranching and farming operations in this part of Oregon. The small settlement of Wing sits at the eastern edge of the survey area, connected by a network of county roads to the deeper valleys and gulches that rise into the higher ground.