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1970 Map of Capron

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Capron
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Capron and Chemung anchor this survey of the Illinois and Wisconsin borderlands, where the Chicago and North Western railway cuts a diagonal path across a landscape of agriculture and small-town industry. The terrain is defined by the drainage of Piscasaw Creek and its West Branch, while the border itself is traced by State Line Road.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds, including East Capron Cem, Chester Cem, and Chemung-Dunham Cem. The map documents a rural economy transitioning in the early 1970s, evidenced by numerous Gravel Pits and the specialized Dacy Airport near the village of Lawrence. Family-named routes like Yates Road and Coon Trail Road link the scattered farmsteads across the townships of Le Roy and Chemung.