2017 Map of Bronson South

About this map

Bronson stands at the northern edge of this landscape, where the street grid of E Chicago St 12 and S Matteson St meets the agricultural expanse stretching south toward the Indiana border. The terrain is defined by a dense concentration of cemeteries and glacial lakes, reflecting a history of established rural communities. Local genealogy and settlement patterns are anchored by sites such as Bronson Cem, Saint Marys Cem, and Snow Prairie Cem. The southern half of the map reveals a more watery geography, dominated by the Prairie River and a chain of lakes including Gilead Lake, Calhoun Lake, and Anderson Lake. Near the small settlement of Gilead, the presence of Gilead Cem and Hooping Corner Cem provides a clear view of the century-old cemetery network that served these outlying farmsteads.