The Kishwaukee River flows through the southern reaches of this Boone County landscape, anchoring the city of Belvidere and its civic center at the Boone County Courthouse. This modern record of the region captures the transition from the dense street grids of the county seat to the suburban developments of Candlewick Lake and Timberlane. The area is notably dense with burial grounds, including the large Belvidere Cem and the Highland Garden of Memories, providing a detailed spatial record for genealogical research. Northward, the village of Poplar Grove is defined by its proximity to the Poplar Grove Airport, while the surrounding prairie is drained by a network of waterways including Piscasaw Creek and Beaver Creek. The map documents a blend of established municipal history and contemporary residential expansion across northern Illinois.
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1918 · Belvidere
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Kirkland
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Harvard
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1937 · Harvard
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Genoa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Belvidere
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000