1900s (20th Century) Maps of Crete, Illinois

1. 1929 Map of Dyer, 1946 Print

   

   1929 Dyer

   1946 Print · USGS

   The industrial suburbs and agricultural lands of the Illinois-Indiana border are captured here in the late 1920s. Researchers can trace the path of the Lincoln Highway and locate long-standing landmarks like the Cats Corner School or Strassburg School.

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4. 1930 Map of Dyer

   

   1930 Dyer

   1930 Print · USGS

   The Illinois-Indiana borderlands appear in the late twenties during a period of industrial and automotive growth. Genealogists and local historians can trace early schoolhouse locations like Cats Corner School and the path of the famous Lincoln Highway near Dyer.

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7. 1930 Map of Steger

   

   1930 Steger

   1930 Print · USGS

   The southern outskirts of Chicago thrived as a rail and industrial nexus in the late twenties. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of South Chicago Heights and Matteson, locating landmarks like St Annes Church and the Calvary Cemetery.

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10. 1949 Map of Crete

    

    1949 Crete

    1949 Print · USGS

    Will County and the surrounding borderlands are captured here in the late 1940s as a busy intersection of rail and road. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools and churches like Beebe Grove Sch, St Annes Ch, and Crete Cem.

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13. 1953 Map of Steger, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Steger

    1955 Print · USGS

    Southern Cook and Will Counties are shown in the early fifties as new suburban developments began to reshape the prairie landscape. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks, including Lincoln Fields Sta, Adams Cem, and the Sauk Trail Sch.

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16. 1953 Map of Dyer, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Dyer

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana border during the early fifties reveals a landscape of growing suburbs and traditional crossroads. Researchers can trace historic family roots at Eagle Lake Cem or locate lost landmarks like Klemme Sch and Lincoln Fields.

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19. 1953 Map of Chicago, 1964 Print

    

    1953 Chicago

    1964 Print · USGS

    The southern Lake Michigan shoreline was rapidly modernizing in the mid-fifties, balancing heavy industry with its famous academic centers. Researchers can trace the footprints of Notre Dame University or locate vanished sites like the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant and Meigs Field.

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22. 1957 Map of Chicago

    

    1957 Chicago

    1957 Print · USGS

    The industrial heartland and southern Great Lakes shoreline are captured here during the peak of mid-century growth. Researchers can trace the massive Gary Steel Works, the grounds of the University of Notre Dame, and the early paths of the Tri-State Tollway.

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25. 1962 Map of Dyer, 1964 Print

    

    1962 Dyer

    1964 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana borderland comes alive in the early sixties as suburban growth from Sauk Village meets the rural crossroads of Lake County. Local historians can trace the paths of the Sauk Trail and find family-named landmarks like Katz Corner Sch and St Johns Ch.

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28. 1984 Map of Kankakee, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Kankakee

    1985 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana borderlands appear here in the early eighties as a landscape of river-centered towns and vast managed wetlands. Genealogists and local historians can trace the grounds of the Kankakee State Hospital, the campus of Olivet Nazarene College, and the sprawling Beaver Lake Wildlife Refuge.

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31. 1990 Map of Dyer, 1991 Print

    

    1990 Dyer

    1991 Print · USGS

    Suburban development meets the rural prairie at the Illinois and Indiana border in the early nineties. Researchers can trace family sites from Sauk Village to Dyer, including St James Cem and the small settlement of Kreitzburg.

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34. 1990 Map of Steger, 1991 Print

    

    1990 Steger

    1991 Print · USGS

    The south Chicago suburbs of Will and Cook Counties appear in full growth during the late twentieth century. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through sites like Evergreen Hill Cem, S Liborius Sch, and the Balmoral Park Racetrack.

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37. 1991 Map of Kankakee

    

    1991 Kankakee

    1991 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana borderlands come into focus during the early nineties, centered on the growing Kankakee valley and its sprawling drainage systems. Trace the rail-and-river economy through landmarks like the Wilton Railroad Grade, the Manteno State Hospital, and the historic Old Pioneer Cem.

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40. 1998 Map of Dyer, 1999 Print

    

    1998 Dyer

    1999 Print · USGS

    The Illinois and Indiana borderlands at the end of the century reveal a landscape where industrial rail hubs meet expanding suburban life. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Sauk Village and Dyer or locate markers like Eagle Lake Cem and St James Cem.

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43. 1998 Map of Steger, 2002 Print

    

    1998 Steger

    2002 Print · USGS

    Suburban expansion meets preserved woodlands south of Chicago in the late nineties. Trace family ties at St Pauls Cem and Adams Cem or locate local landmarks like Governors State University and Sanger Airport.

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