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1993 Map of Aurora South

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Aurora South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Fox River carves through this portion of Kendall and Kane Counties, serving as the central axis for the growing communities of Oswego and Montgomery. By the early 1990s, suburban expansion is evident in the residential density of Boulder Hill and Scraper-Moecherville, yet the southern reaches of the map retain a grid of rural roads such as Wooley Road and Collins Road. Local heritage is anchored by several historic burial grounds, including Oswego Prairie Cem, St Pauls Cem, and French Cem.

Transitioning from industrial riverfronts to open prairie, the landscape features recreational spaces like the Fox Bend Golf Course and the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail, the latter following an old railroad grade. Further east, the map documents small outposts like Wolfs and Tamarack, illustrating the era's balance between the encroaching sprawl of Aurora and the traditional agricultural character of the Illinois prairie.