1927 Map of Arlington Heights

About this map

Arlington Heights and Mt Prospect anchor a landscape of emerging rail suburbs and agricultural pockets northwest of Chicago in the mid-1920s. The grid patterns of these growing towns contrast with the surrounding townships of Wheeling and Elk Grove, where family-named landmarks like Schnells Corner and rural institutions such as the Wilson School remain prominent. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad serves as the primary artery through this corridor, facilitating the residential expansion visible in the residential blocks near Des Plaines. Along the eastern edge, the Des Plaines River winds past Feehanville and the significant campus of St Marys Training School. For genealogists, the map reveals several burial sites including the English Cemetery and the extensive All Saints Cemetery, alongside numerous schoolhouses and local roads that shaped daily life before the mid-century highway boom.