1968 Map of Cherry Valley

South of the village, the South Branch Kishwaukee River meanders through agricultural lands toward the smaller communities of Irene and Trimble. Local history is preserved in landmarks such as the Flora Ch and Carman Cem, while the industrial character of the era is evidenced by numerous Gravel Pits and Quarries scattered across the township lines of Flora and Cherry Valley. This 1968 study, with purple photorevisions from 1975, captures the suburbanization of Winnebago County alongside traditional rural settlement patterns.