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1960 Map of Barrington

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Fox River meanders through this landscape, defining the boundaries of four Illinois counties and a cluster of burgeoning suburban communities. By the early 1970s, the area showed significant development along the Chicago and North Western corridor, particularly in the village of Barrington. The terrain is characterized by a dense concentration of glacial lakes and wetlands, from the large Lake Barrington and Tower Lake in the north to the smaller Goose Lake and Baker Lake further south.

Genealogists will find several notable local burial grounds including Evergreen Cem and White Cem. Educational and religious life is marked by sites like St Marks Ch, Bellarmine Hall, and the village High Sch. The map preserves the transition from open space to residential expansion, as seen in the wide Spring Creek Valley Forest Preserve contrasted with the growing neighborhoods of Cary, Fox River Grove, and Barrington Hills.