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1963 Map of Bourbonnais

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Bourbonnais
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Kankakee River carves a deep southwest path through this Illinois landscape, flanked by the sprawling Kankakee River State Park. Within the river's channel, Willow Island and Langham Island stand out as prominent geological features. In the early 1960s, the northern reaches were defined by smaller agrarian clusters like Deselm and Flickerville, while the southeastern corner shows the increasing urbanization of Bourbonnais, Bradley, and Kankakee.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, including several rural burial grounds such as Deselm Cemetery and Blooms Grove Cemetery. Educational and social institutions are well-represented, from the Altorf School and Limestone School to the grounds of Olivet College and Camp Shaw-waw-nas-see. Evidence of the region's industrial foundations remains visible in the numerous quarries and sandpits dotting the terrain, along with an old railroad grade passing through the Limestone township.