By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
Collection Overview
Title: Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties, 1929-1988
Predominant Dates: 1929-1967
ID: MAPS Metsker
Primary Creator: Metsker Maps
Extent: 9.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties consists of one series: I. Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties, 1929-1988.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
Abstract
The Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties depict property owners, primarily for the 1930s-1950s, and donation land claims.
Scope and Content Notes
The Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties consist of 66 atlases and include one or more atlases for all 36 Oregon counties that depict property owners and donation land claims. The bulk of the atlases were published in the 1930s-1950s. Each atlas includes an index map. The number of maps per atlas varies from 20 to 300; however, most of the atlases have fewer than 100 maps. The maps are at a scale of 2 inches = 1 mile. In addition to property boundaries, the maps show roads; railroads; streams, rivers, and water bodies; and schools. Most of the atlases were compiled by Charles F. Metsker, a civil engineer; the more recent atlases were prepared by Thomas C. Metsker.
Administrative Information
More Extent Information:
18 oversize boxes
Statement on Access:
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note:
The atlases were acquired by the Oregon State University Libraries through the 1980s as part of the general maps collection; they were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012.
Related Materials:
Other maps and atlases produced by Metsker are part of the OSU Libraries' general maps collection. Additional Metsker atlases of Oregon counties are available at the University of Oregon, the Oregon Historical Society, and the Oregon State Library. A comprehensive list of atlases at these repositories is available online.
Preferred Citation:
Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties (MAPS Metsker), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Creators
Metsker Maps
Metsker, Charles Frederick (1881-)
Metsker, Thomas Charles
People, Places, and Topics
Baker County (Or.)--Maps.
Benton County (Or.)--Maps.
Clackamas County (Or.)--Maps.
Clatsop County (Or.)--Maps.
Columbia County (Or.)--Maps.
Coos County (Or.)--Maps.
Crook County (Or.)--Maps.
Curry County (Or.)--Maps.
Deschutes County (Or.)--Maps.
Douglas County (Or.)--Maps.
Gilliam County (Or.)--Maps.
Grant County (Or.)--Maps.
Harney County (Or.)--Maps.
Hood River County (Or.)--Maps.
Jackson County (Or.)--Maps.
Jefferson County (Or.)--Maps.
Josephine County (Or.)--Maps.
Klamath County (Or.)--Maps.
Lake County (Or.)--Maps.
Land grants--Oregon.
Lane County (Or.)--Maps.
Lincoln County (Or.)--Maps.
Linn County (Or.)--Maps.
Local History
Malheur County (Or.)--Maps.
Marion County (Or.)--Maps.
Morrow County (Or.)--Maps.
Multnomah County (Or.)--Maps.
Natural Resources
Oregon--Claims--Maps.
Polk County (Or.)--Maps.
Real property--Oregon--Maps.
Sherman County (Or.)--Maps.
Tillamook County (Or.)--Maps.
Umatilla County (Or.)--Maps.
Union County (Or.)--Maps.
Wallowa County (Or.)--Maps.
Wasco County (Or.)--Maps.
Washington County (Or.)--Maps.
Wheeler County (Or.)--Maps.
Yamhill County (Or.)--Maps.
Forms of Material
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Metsker's Atlases of Oregon Counties, 1929-1988
- The atlases are arranged alphabetically by county.
- Box-Item 1.1: Baker County, 1942
- Box-Item 1.2: Baker County, 1952
- Box-Item 2.1: Benton County, 1929
- Box-Item 2.2: Benton County, 1938
- Box-Item 2.3: Benton County, 1962
- Box-Item 2.4: Benton County, 1979
- Box-Item 3.1: Clackamas County, 1937
- Box-Item 3.2: Clackamas County, 1951
- Box-Item 3.3: Clackamas County, 1966
- Box-Item 4.1: Clatsop County, 1956
- Box-Item 4.2: Clatsop County, 1974
- Box-Item 4.3: Columbia County, 1942
- Box-Item 4.4: Columbia County, 1956
- Box-Item 5.1: Coos County, 1941
- Box-Item 5.2: Coos County, 1958
- Box-Item 5.3: Coos County, 1975
- Box-Item 5.4: Crook County, 1954
- Box-Item 6.1: Curry County, 1941
- Box-Item 6.2: Curry County, 1955
- Box-Item 6.3: Curry County, 1974
- Box-Item 6.4: Deschutes County, 1944
- Box-Item 6.5: Deschutes County, 1972
- Box-Item 7.1: Douglas County, 1941
- Box-Item 7.2: Douglas County, 1954
- Box-Item 7.3: Douglas County, 1967
- Box-Item 8.1: Gilliam County, 1934
- Box-Item 8.2: Grant County, 1935
- Box-Item 8.3: Harney County, 1955
- Box-Item 9.1: Hood River County, 1931
- Box-Item 9.2: Jackson County, circa 1945
- Box-Item 9.3: Jackson County, 1955
- Box-Item 9.4: Jackson County, 1970
- Box-Item 10.1: Jefferson County, 1935
- Box-Item 10.2: Josephine County, 1932
- Box-Item 10.3: Josephine County, 1955
- Box-Item 10.4: Josephine County, 1970
- Box-Item 11.1: Klamath County, 1936
- Box-Item 11.2: Klamath County, 1961
- Box-Item 12.1: Lake County, 1958
- Box-Item 12.2: Lane County, 1941
- Box-Item 12.3: Lane County, 1954
- Box-Item 13.1: Lane County, 1968
- Box-Item 13.2: Lincoln County, 1930
- Box-Item 13.3: Lincoln County, 1956
- Box-Item 13.4: Linn County, 1938
- Box-Item 13.5: Linn County, 1967
- Box-Item 14.1: Malheur County, circa 1955
- Box-Item 15.1: Marion County, 1941
- Box-Item 15.2: Marion County, 1971
- Box-Item 15.3: Marion County, 1988
- Box-Item 15.4: Morrow County, 1935
- Box-Item 15.5: Multnomah County, 1944
- Box-Item 16.1: Polk County, 1929
- Box-Item 16.2: Polk County, 1962
- Box-Item 16.3: Sherman County, 1934
- Box-Item 16.4: Tillamook County, 1942
- Box-Item 16.5: Tillamook County, 1957
- Box-Item 16.6: Tillamook County, 1974
- Box-Item 17.1: Umatilla County, 1932
- Box-Item 17.2: Union County, 1935
- Box-Item 17.3: Wallowa County, 1935
- Box-Item 18.1: Wasco County, 1933
- Box-Item 18.2: Washington County, 1937
- Box-Item 18.3: Washington County, 1964
- Box-Item 18.4: Wheeler County, 1935
- Box-Item 18.5: Yamhill County, 1942

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