Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns, 1939-1942

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon. State Highway Department.
Title
Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns
Dates
1939-1942 (inclusive)
1939 (bulk)
Quantity
5 cubic feet, including 426 maps, (14 map folders)
Collection Number
MAPS Streets
Summary
The Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns consist of 426 detailed maps depicting street surface types, railroads, and locations of structures for more than 200 cities and towns.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns depict street surface types, railroad locations, and building locations in 207 Oregon cities and towns. The maps are predominately at a 1 inch to 200 foot scale with a few surface maps ranging from 1 inch to 100 feet to 1 inch to 400 feet. There also are smaller-scaled key maps for cities with more than 4 surface maps. The maps differentiate between concrete roads, bituminous surfacing on rock, concrete, or treated bases, macadam surfacing, graded surfaces, or unimproved road surfaces. The maps also show the location of structures and the function of the building -- house barn, garage or shed; school, church, or post office; and business establishments of 1-3 stories. In addition to these features, the maps also provide information about data sources, survey control points, city limits, street names, and key surroundings. Most maps also include a reference to the township and range.

All of the maps were prepared in 1939, with the exception of the map of Rockaway published in 1942.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Street Surface Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns (MAPS Streets), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically in one series: I. Oregon City and Town Maps, 1939-1942.

Acquisition Information

These maps were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' maps collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2015.

Related Materials

Additional detailed maps of Oregon cities and towns are available in the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon (MAPS Sanborn). The Oregon State Highway Division Maps of Oregon Cities and Towns (MAPS ORCities) were prepared in the 1970s and 1980s. The State of Oregon Maps Collection (MAPS ORMaps) includes maps of many Oregon cities. The College of Engineering (RG 062) and Civil Engineering Department (RG 030) Records include materials pertaining to transportation engineering and road design and construction.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I:  Oregon City and Town Maps, 1939-1942Return to Top

Series I consists of street surface maps for more than 200 cities and towns in Oregon.

Container(s) Description Dates
map-folder
1
Adams
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Albany
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Amity
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Antelope
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Arlington
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Ashland
7 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 900 feet, six surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Astoria
9 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 1000 feet, eight surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Athena
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Aumsville
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Aurora
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
1
Austin
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Baker
9 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 1000 feet, eight surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Bandon
3 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Banks
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
2
Bay City
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Beaverton
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Bend
6 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 1000 feet, five surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Boardman
1 inch = 150 feet
1939
2
Bonanza
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Bourne
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
2
Brownsville
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
2
Burns
2 sheets
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
3
Butte Falls
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Canby- Barlow
1 inch = 400 feet
1939
3
Canyon City
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Canyonville
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Carlton
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Cascade Locks
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Central Point
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Chiloquin
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Clatskanie
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Coburg
1 inch = 150 feet
1939
3
Columbia City
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Condon
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Copperfield
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
3
Coquille
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Cornelius
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Cornucopia
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
3
Corvallis
4 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Creswell
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
3
Cottage Grove
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Cove
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Crane
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Dallas
4 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Dayton
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Dayville
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Donald
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Drain
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Drewsey
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
4
Dufur
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Dundee
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Eagle Point
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Eastside
5 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 1320 feet, four surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Echo
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Elgin
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Empire
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Enterprise
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
4
Estacada
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Eugene
8 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 1000 feet, seven surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Fairview
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Falls City
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
5
Florence
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Forest Grove
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
5
Fossil
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Freewater
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
5
Gaston
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Gearhart
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Gervais
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
5
Gladstone
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Glendale
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Goble
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Gold Hill
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Granite
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
5
Grants Pass
7 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 800 feet, six surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Grass Valley
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Greenhorn
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Gresham
3 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Haines
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Halfway
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
6
Halsey
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Hammond
1 inch = 400 feet
1939
6
Hardman
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Harrisburg
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Helix
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Heppner
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Hermistion
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Hillsboro
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
6
Hines
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Hood River
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Hubbard
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Huntington
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Imbler
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Independence
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Ione
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
6
Island City
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Jacksonville
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Jefferson
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
John Day
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Jordan Valley
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Joseph
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Junction City
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Juntura
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Klamath Falls
7 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 1000 feet, six surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
LaFayette
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
La Grande
2 sheets
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
7
Lakeside
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Lakeview
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Lebanon
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Lexington
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Lone Rock
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Long Creek
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
7
Lostine
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
McMinnville
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Madras
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Malin
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
8
Marshfield
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Maupin
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Medford
6 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 540 feet, five surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Merrill
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Metollus
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Milton
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
8
Milwaukie
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Mitchell
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Molalla
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Monmouth
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Monroe
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
8
Monument
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
8
Moro
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Mosier
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Mt. Angel
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Myrtle Point
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Nehalem
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Newburg
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Newport
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
North Bend
7 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 800 feet, six surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
North Powder
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Nyssa
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Oakland
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Oakridge
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Ontario
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Oregon City
3 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Orenco
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
9
Oswego
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Paisley
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Pendleton
3 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Philomath
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Phoenix
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Pilot Rock
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Port Orford
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
11-12
Portland
72 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 3000 feet, 71 surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Prairie City
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Prineville
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Rainier
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Redmond
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Reedsport
3 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Richland
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
10
Riddle
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Rockaway
1 inch = 200 feet
1942
10
Rogue River
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
Roseburg
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
10
St. Helens
3 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
St. Paul
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Salem
9 sheets
One Key Map at 1 inch = 1000 feet, eight surface maps at 1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sandy
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Scappoose
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Scio
1 inch = 100 feet
1939
13
Scotts Mills
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Seaside
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Shaniko
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sheridan
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sherwood
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Silver Lake
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Silverton
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sodaville
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Springfield
2 sheets
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
13
Stanfield
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Stayton
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sublimity
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Summerville
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sumpter
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sutherlin
4 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
13
Sweet Home
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Talent
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
The Dalles
4 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Tillamook
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Toledo
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Troutdale
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Tualatin
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Turner
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Umatilla
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Union
2 sheets
1 inch = 300 feet
1939
14
Vale
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Vernonia
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Waldport
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Wallowa
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Warrenton
5 sheets
1 inch = 400 feet
1939
14
Wasco
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
West Linn
2 sheets
1 inch = 400 feet
1939
14
West Salem
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Westfall
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Weston
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Wheeler
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Whitney
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Willamina
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Woodburn
2 sheets
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Yamhill
1 inch = 200 feet
1939
14
Yoncalla
1 inch = 200 feet
1939

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cities and towns--Oregon--Maps.
  • Real property--Oregon--Maps.
  • Streets--Oregon--Maps.

Geographical Names

  • Astoria (Or.)--Maps.
  • Bend (Or.)--Maps.
  • Corvallis (Or.)--Maps.
  • Eugene (Or.)--Maps.
  • Medford (Or.)--Maps.
  • Oregon--Maps.
  • Portland (Or.)--Maps.
  • Salem (Or.)--Maps.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Maps.