Bureau of Land Management Maps of Oregon, 1944-1993
Predominant Dates: 1950-1970
The Bureau of Land Management Maps of Oregon consist of maps published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the public as guides for outdoor recreation and maps prepared by the BLM for management of forest lands, primarily in western Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management was formed in 1946 by the merger of the General Land Office and the United States Grazing Service. BLM lands in Oregon are primarily forest lands in western Oregon and grazing and range lands in eastern Oregon.
ID: MAPS BLM
Extent: 1.5 cubic feet
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Statement on Description:
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Preferred Citation: Bureau of Land Management Maps of Oregon (MAPS BLM), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
These materials were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' maps collection to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2014.
Container List
- Series 1: Master Unit Maps, 1944-1960 Add to Shelf
- Series I consists of maps of the Bureau of Land Management's Master Units, an index map of the full state, index maps for western Oregon, and a map of sustained yield units for western Oregon. The maps are at 1:125,000 and 1:250,000 scale and show details of district boundaries, locations of BLM and national forest land, county lines, and municipalities in the area. Some of the maps are annotated with the allowable quantity to be harvested and the estimated merchantable volume. The maps depict the location of O&C lands and timber.
- Extent: 40 maps
- UnitID: Series I
- Folder-Item 1.1: Western Oregon Master/ Administrative Units, 1944-1960 Add to Shelf
- Includes one index map of the full state, index maps for western Oregon, and a map of sustained yield units for western Oregon.
- Extent: 6 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.2: Alsea-Rickreall, 1950 Add to Shelf
- Folder-Item 1.3: Clackamas- Mollala, 1948-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.4: Columbia River, 1948-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.5: Douglas, 1948-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.6: Jackson, 1948-1950 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 2 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.7: Josephine, 1948-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.8: Klamath, 1948-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.9: Salem Forest District, 1953 Add to Shelf
- Folder-Item 1.10: Santiam River, 1951-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 2 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.11: Siuslaw River, 1948-1950 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 2 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.12: South Coast, North Half, 1948-1956 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.13: South Coast, South Half, 1948-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.14: South Umpqua, 1950-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 2 sheets
- Folder-Item 1.15: Upper Willamette, 1948-1960 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 3 sheets
- Series 2: Statewide Recreation Maps, 1960-1993 Add to Shelf
- Series II consists of maps compiled by the Bureau of Land Management primarily for the public's use. These maps are at a 1:1,000,000 scale and provide information pertaining to BLM office locations and land ownership statewide, recreational sites, wildlife refugees, highways, cities, and other key landmarks. Several of the maps also convey information on hunting, specific campsites, and the history of the Bureau. This series also includes a 1981 Wilderness Status Map that shows the extent of established and proposed wilderness areas and the supervising agency. A map for the Baker Resource Management Plan in the Vale District, prepared in 1985, is also part of this series.
- Extent: 8 maps
- UnitID: Series II
- Folder 2 Add to Shelf
- Series 3: Oregon Color Quadrangle Maps, 1965-1970 Add to Shelf
- Series III consists of 1:125,0000 scale (0.5 inch = 1 mile) maps of central and eastern Oregon produced by the Bureau of Land Management in the 1960s, many of which were corrected or updated in 1970. The maps are arranged into the four quadrant regions of Oregon (northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast) and assigned individual numbers within those regions. An index map showing locations of all the maps is part of this series. All of the maps for the northeast and southeast quadrants are included; only a few of the maps for the northwest and southwest quadrants -- those for central Oregon -- are part of this series. The maps depict details for BLM lands, national forests, Indian lands, and public domain lands. There are also notes on the maps of municipality locations, building locations, major road systems, streams, and legal descriptions of the area based on the Public Land Survey System.
- Extent: 63 maps
- UnitID: Series III
- Box-Folder 3.1: Color Quad Add to Shelf
- Index, northeast quad, northwest quad.
- Box-Folder 3.2: Color Quad Add to Shelf
- Southeast quad.
- Box-Folder 3.3: Color Quad Add to Shelf
- Southwest quad.