Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Sherman County Records Inventory
Road Maps and Survey Notes
1880-1977
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 Sherman County Courthouse, Basement Vault:
Biggs-Rufus Section Columbia River Highway [Survey
Maps], 1961 (12 maps);
Celilo Biggs Section Columbia River Highway [Survey Maps],
1961 (2 maps); n.d. (14 maps);
John Day Lock and Dam Road Relocation [Maps], 1962-1963 (4
maps);
Kent Loop Section [County Road Survey Map], 1967 (1
map);
Record of County Road Surveys, vol. 1, n.d. (1 volume);
Road Record [includes establishment and survey information], vol.
B, 1911-1918 (1 volume);
[The Dalles Dam-Road Relocation Survey Map], 1954 (1
map);
[Thornberry-Lamborn Road Profile Map], n.d. (1 map).
Records at the Sherman County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
County Court Matters [Highway Construction Specifications and Blueprints],
1921-1924 (.40 cu.ft.);
Index to Roads [indexes road establishment, viewers, field notes, plats, and
related actions in commissioners journals, road books, and other records], 1876-1903
(1 volume);
[Miscellaneous Maps and Plans-includes courthouse,
courthouse remodel, road survey, etc.], 1892-1977 (ca.75 maps
and drawings);
Road Book [includes establishment and survey
information], vol. A, 1880-1910 (1 volume);
Road Record [includes establishment and survey
information], vol. B, 1911-1918 (1 volume).
Records at the Sherman County Historical Museum, Second Floor Storage Room:
Level Book [Road Survey Field Book], ca.1900 (1 volume).