Oregon State Archives

Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Clackamas County Records Inventory

Road Maps and Survey Notes

1838-[ongoing]

Series documents the surveying and mapping of county roads. Records include road surveyor notes, alignment, profile, and other survey maps, and road registers. Information includes legal descriptions of the roads; road names and numbers; plans and profiles; township, range, and section numbers; dates of activity; and scales. General road maps may be found in the series titled Road and Bridge Records.

Records at the Clackamas County Assessment and Taxation Office, Cartography Area:
[Miscellaneous Rolled District, City, and Road Maps], 1931-2004 (ca.125 maps);
[Rolled Road and Highway Maps], ca.1985-present (ca.60 maps).

Records at the Clackamas County Sunnybrook Service Center, Surveyor's Office Public Research Room:
County Road Books [Record of Roads-includes road numbers 1-2719], vol. 1-10, 1864-1963 (25 inches of aperture cards);
County Roads Notes [Case Files-includes field notes, petitions, vacations, and related records], no. 1-3416, ca.1847-ca.1998 (36 inches of microfiche);
Numerical Book of Roads [includes petitions, field notes, viewers reports, and vacations], 1847-1983 (1 binder);
PH [Pigeon Hole Maps-Miscellaneous Rolled Maps-includes road, road survey, railroad, Oregon Territory, etc.-with index], ca.1838-ca.1992 (15 inches of aperture cards);
[Road and Bridge Records-Road Book 1-includes field notes and plats-copy-with index], 1864-1881 (1 volume);
R [Road Survey Flat File Maps], no. R1-R120, ca.1960-1980 (ca.130 maps);
[Territorial Roads-includes petitions and surveys-with index], 1847-1970 (16 sheets of microfiche).

Records at the Clackamas County Sunnybrook Service Center, Surveyor's Office Vault:
County Roads [Strip Maps], ca.1925-ca.1970 (ca.110 maps);
County Roads [Survey Field Books], ca.1920-ca.1962 (3 cu.ft.);
County Surveyor's Field Books [includes road surveys], no. 0-475, 1955-2000 (475 volumes);
Index to File Drawers A Thru Z [indexes A to Z Letter Series maps, DTM plats, LP corner maps, and some surveys], ca.1853-ca.1985 (1 binder);
Market Road Notes Office Copies, ca.1900-ca.1936 (48 volumes);
Market Roads [Survey Field Books], ca.1900-ca.1936 (4 cu.ft.);
[Miscellaneous Maps and Plats-formerly "A-Z Letter Series," now "SN series"-includes road, bridge, subdivision, corner restoration, survey, and miscellaneous maps and plats], ca.1853-ca.1990 (ca.1000 maps and plats);
Misc. [Road Survey Maps-includes market roads, road districts, etc.-rolled], ca.1925-ca.1951 (12 maps);
[Mkt. Rd.-Market Road Strip Maps], ca.1920-ca.1940 (65 maps);
Mkt. Road [Market Road Strip Maps-includes maps and profiles], ca.1920-ca.1940 (ca.300 maps);
More Old Hwy 99E Maps [Survey-rolled], n.d.-1933 (6 maps);
Mt. Hood Loop Highway Maps [rolled], ca.1956 (2 maps);
[Pigeon Hole Maps-Miscellaneous Rolled Maps-includes road, road survey, railroad, Oregon Territory, etc.-with index], ca.1838-ca.1992 (ca.300 maps);
Portland Oregon City Super Highway [Survey Field Notes and Maps-rolled], ca.1928-ca.1934 (.50 cu.ft.);
Rd. Book #1 Tracings [Record of Roads-Field Notes and Drawings-copy], 1864-1881 (.35 cu.ft.);
Rd. Book #6 [Record of Roads-Field Notes and Drawings-copy], 1911-1915 (.30 cu.ft.);
R [Road Survey Flat File Maps], no. R1-R120, ca.1960-1980 (ca.130 maps);
Record of Roads [Field Notes and Drawings-includes road numbers 1-3381-title varies], vol. 1-11, 1864-1983 (11 volumes);
[Road Book 1-includes field notes and plats-original-with index], 1864-1881 (1 volume);
Road Surveys [Maps-rolled and flat], ca.1910-ca.1964 (ca.300 maps);
Traverse Book [Road Survey], 1928-1930 (1 volume).

Records at the Clackamas County Sunnybrook Service Center, Engineering Office:
Subdivision Plans [Road Engineering Maps and Plans], ca.1960-present (ca.1300 maps and drawings).

Records at the Clackamas County Web Site:
Clackamas County CMAP Database [GIS mapping system includes layers for many boundaries, districts, streams, tax lots, zoning, and other subjects], n.d.-present (Internet).

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