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2018 Map of Bourbonnais

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bourbonnais
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Kankakee River bisects this landscape, flowing northwest past a series of smaller settlements and agricultural tracts. Along its course, fluvial features like Willow Island and Langham Island break the water's path near the historic crossroads of Altorf. The southeastern portion of the map transition into the growing residential grids of Bourbonnais and northern Kankakee, showing the modern expansion of these communities toward the riverbanks.

Rural life is anchored by a network of local cemeteries that preserve the names of early established sites, including Deselm Cem in the north and Limestone Cem near the settlement of Limestone. To the north, the geography is defined by the winding paths of Rock Creek and its southern branch, which cut through the township sections of t32n r11e and t32n r12e. These waterways and small hamlets like Deselm and Flickerville illustrate the enduring rural character of the county outside the primary urban centers.