The Fox River serves as the central spine of this landscape, carving through the Fox River Valley and creating a series of distinctive islands including Duck Island, Clark Island, North Aurora Island, Spiers Island, and the urbanized Stolp Island. This mid-2010s survey captures the dense development connecting Aurora, North Aurora, Batavia, and Geneva along the Kane and DuPage County line. The map is a valuable resource for genealogists, documenting a high density of burial grounds such as West Aurora Cemetery, East Aurora Cemetery, and the Marywood Catholic Cemetery. Academic and institutional landmarks are prominent, from Aurora University and Rasmussen College-Aurora to the community at Mooseheart. Residential growth is evident in named subdivisions like Exposition View, Randall Hills, and Wenmoth Acres, which reflect the suburban character of the region during this period.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1892 · Joliet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1908 · Wheaton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Joliet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Yorkville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Wheaton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Aurora North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Naperville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000