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1960 Map of Antioch

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Antioch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Antioch serves as the focal point of this northern Illinois survey, where the Soo Line railroad connects scattered lakefront communities. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of glacial lakes including Loon Lake, Cedar Lake, and Deep Lake, which supported early 20th-century recreational development. Significant institutional footprints are visible at St Benedicts Abbey and the Allendale Farm Sch near Lake Villa.

Residential expansion is captured through purple revisions indicating growth in Lindenhurst and Round Lake Beach during the early 1970s. For the local historian, the map preserves the locations of several rural burial grounds such as Hickory Union Cem and Home Oaks Cem. The presence of the Antioch Airport and the George Diamond Country Club reflects the area's mid-century character as a destination for leisure and seasonal residency between the suburban sprawl and the Wisconsin border.