Central and Eastern Oregon Township Plats, 1858-1939
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United States. General Land Office.
- Title
- Central and Eastern Oregon Township Plats
- Dates
- 1858-1939 (inclusive)18581939
1868-1897 (bulk)18681897 - Quantity
- 1.5 cubic feet, including 556 maps, (3 oversize boxes)
- Collection Number
- MAPS GLOPlats
- Summary
- The Central and Eastern Oregon Township Plats consist of reproductions of the original manuscript plat maps for townships in regions of Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains. Most of the plats were prepared in the 1870s-1890s.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
The Central and Eastern Oregon Township Plats consist of reproductions of the original manuscript plat maps for townships in regions of Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains prepared by the U.S. General Land Office and the U.S. Surveyor General; most of the maps were prepared in the 1870-1890s. Each township of 36 square miles is on a separate sheet. Most sheets have a scale of about 1:31,680 or 2 inches = 1 mile; the remainder are at a smaller scale of about 1.5 inches = 1 mile. These plats cover from Townships 4N to 41S and Ranges 6E to 37 E. Regions depicted in this collection include the Umatilla River basin, Blue Mountains, John Day River basin and tributaries, Snake River, Deschutes River, and Klamath Basin. Boundaries of the Umatilla, Malheur, and Klamath Indian Reservations are shown on the plats. Plats for the Vale and Owyhee Irrigation Projects prepared in the 1930s are included. Several of the plats show mining ditches and placer mining claims in the John Day River basin. The Klamath River, Klamath Lakes and associated marshes, Tule Marsh, and Modoc Lake as well as Fort Klamath and the Klamath Irrigation Project are depicted.
The plats show section lines as well as natural features and vegetation such as prairie; timber, soil types; rivers, streams, sloughs, and wetlands; and fields. The maps include some topographic features. Most of the plats include a narrative description indicating if the township is appropriate for grazing or cultivation, the soil quality, availability of water, and type of timber. Wagon trails and military roads are shown on the plats as well as land claims. This collection consists primarily of single copies of each township plat; however, there are some townships represented by multiple copies of the same plat or different editions of the same township.
Survey Plats as well as Field Note Records for these townships are available online through the Land Status and Cadastral Survey Records website prepared by the Bureau of Land Management - Oregon State Office.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Central and Eastern Oregon Township Plats (MAPS GLOPlats), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The Central and Eastern Oregon Township Plats consist of one series: I. Township Plats, 1858-1939.
Acquisition Information
These maps were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2013 from materials housed by the former the Rangeland Resources Department.
Related Materials
The Willamette Valley Township Survey Plats (MAPS Township) include similar survey plats for townships in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, primarily in the 1850s.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Township Plats, 1858-1939
Series I consists of township plats for portions of Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains.
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Description: Township 1 North, Range 23 East through Range 35 East19 sheets
Includes the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Dates: 1860-1926Container: Box 1 -
Description: Township 2 North, Range 23 East through Range 35 East23 sheets
Includes the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the Umatilla River.
Dates: 1860-1918Container: Box 1 -
Description: Township 3 North, Range 23 East through Range 37 East28 sheets
Includes Umatilla Indian Reservation and Umatilla River.
Dates: 1860-1923Container: Box 1 -
Description: Township 4 North, Range 25 East and Range 28 East2 sheets
Borders the Columbia River.
Dates: 1870-1914Container: Box 1 -
Description: Township 1 South, Range 23 East through Range 36 East31 sheets
Includes Umatilla Indian Reservation and Emmigrant Wagon Road.
Dates: 1865-1919Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 2 South, Range 23 East through Range 34 East23 sheets
Includes Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Dates: 1867-1918Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 3 South, Range 12 East through Range 33 East20 sheetsDates: 1867-1882Container: Box 2
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Description: Township 4 South, Range 12 East through Range 33 East21 sheetsDates: 1860-1885Container: Box 2
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Description: Township 5 South, Range 25 East through Range 33 East9 sheets
Includes Blue Mountains.
Dates: 1879-1883Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 6 South, Range 19 East through Range 26 East9 sheets
Includes the Blue Mountains.
Dates: 1872-1891Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 7 South, Range 19 East through Range 25 East8 sheets
Includes the Blue Mountains and John Day River basin and tributaries.
Dates: 1873-1880Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 8 South, Range 19 East through Range 32 East11 sheets
Includes the John Day River basin and tributaries.
Dates: 1872-1884Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 9 South, Range 29 East through Range 32 East4 sheets
Includes the John Day River basin and tributaries.
Dates: 1873-1882Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 10 South, Range 29 East through Range 31 East4 sheetsDates: 1873-1892Container: Box 2
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Description: Township 11 South, Range 26 East through Range 30 East6 sheets
Includes the John Day River basin and tributaries.
Dates: 1873-1882Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 12 South, Range 26 East through Range 29 East7 sheets
Includes the John Day River basin and tributaries.
Dates: 1873-1897Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 13 South, Range 28 East through Range 41 East11 sheets
Includes the John Day River basin and tributaries as well as mining ditches and placer mining claims.
Dates: 1869-1927Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 14 South, Range 28 East through Range 37 East3 sheetsDates: 1884-1885Container: Box 2
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Description: Township 16 S, Range 37 East through Range 47 East18 sheets
Includes the Willow Creek Valley, Dalles Military Wagon Road, canals for the Vale Irrigation Project, the Snake River, the Owyhee Irrigation Project, and Larson's Island and Patch Island in the Snake River.
Dates: 1871-1937Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 17 S, Range 37 East through Range 47 East21 sheets
Includes Willow Creek; canals for the Vale Irrigation Project; the Owyhee Irrigation Project; the Snake River; and Welch, Johnson, and Ontario Islands in the Snake River.
Dates: 1873-1937Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 18 South, Range 37 East through Range 47 East25 sheets
Includes Malheur Indian Reservation lands; the Malheur and Snake Rivers; canals for the Vale Irrigation Project; and the Owyhee Irrigation Project.
Dates: 1873-1937Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 23 South, Range 9 East through 11 East3 sheets
Includes Deschutes River.
Dates: 1868-1881Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 24 South, Range 7 East through 11 East16 sheets
Includes Deschutes River and Paulina National Forest.
Dates: 1869-1922Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 25 South, Range 7 East through 11 East5 sheets
Includes Deschutes River.
Dates: 1868-1881Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 27 South, Range 7 East through 8 East4 sheetsDates: 1869-1909Container: Box 3
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Description: Township 28 South, Range 7 East through 8 East5 sheets
Includes Klamath Indian Reservation.
Dates: 1869-1916Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 29 South, Range 7 East through 11 East18 sheets
Includes Klamath Indian Reservation, Tule Swamp, and Klamath Marsh.
Dates: 1866-1900Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 32 South, Range 7 1/2 East3 sheets
Includes boundaries of the Crater Lake National Park and the Klamath Indian Reservation.
Dates: 1872-1906Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 33 South, Range 6 East through Range 15 East14 sheets
Includes Klamath Indian Reservation and Fort Klamath.
Dates: 1871-1926Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 34 South, Range 6 East through Range 15 East12 sheets
Includes Ashland and Fort Klamath Wagon Road, Klamath Marsh, and Klamath Lake.
Dates: 1869-1933Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 35 South, Range 6 East through Range 15 East11 sheets
Includes Klamath Lake, Upper Klamath Lake, and Williamson River.
Dates: 1866-1933Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 36 South, Range 6 East through Range 15 East9 sheets
Includes the Crater National Forest, Pelican Bay, Upper Klamath Lake, Sprague River, and Oregon Central Military Road.
Dates: 1866-1933Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 37 South, Range 6 East through Range 15 East43 sheets
Includes Aspen Lake, Big Klamath Lake, Algoma Townsite, Buck Island in Big Klamath Lake, and the Klamath Indian Reservation.
Dates: 1858-1937Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 38 South, Range 6 East through 15 East31 sheets
Includes Aspen Lake, Big Klamath Lake, Buck Island in Big Klamath Lake, Klamath Lake, and Little Klamath Lake.
Dates: 1858-1939Container: Box 3 -
Description: Township 39 South, Range 6 East through Range 15 East24 sheets
Includes Klamath River and Klamath Lake and associated marshes.
Dates: 1858-1917Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 40 South, Range 6 East through 15 East23 sheets
Includes Klamath River, Little Klamath Lake and marshes, and the Tule Marsh.
Dates: 1858-1939Container: Box 2 -
Description: Township 41 South, Range 6 East through Range 15 East32 sheets
Includes Klamath River, Klamath and Little Klamath Lakes, the Klamath Irrigation Project, and Modoc Lake. These townships are along the Oregon-California border.
Dates: 1871-1933Container: Box 2
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Klamath Project (U.S.)--Maps.
- Owyhee Project (U.S.)--Maps.
- Vale Project (U.S.)--Maps.
Geographical Names
- Blue Mountains (Or. and Wash.)--Maps.
- John Day River Valley (Or.)--Maps.
- Klamath Basin (Or.)--Maps.
- Klamath Indian Reservation (Or.)--Maps.
- Malheur Indian Reservation (Or.)--Maps.
- Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.)--Maps.
- Umatilla River Valley (Or.)--Maps.
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- United States. Surveyor General. (creator)
