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2015 Map of Dixon East

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Dixon East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Rock River carves a path through this section of northern Illinois, anchoring the city of Dixon and its surrounding rural townships. The urban center is famously marked by the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Historic Site, preserving a significant piece of local and national history near the riverbanks. Beyond the residential grid, the landscape transitions into a network of tributaries such as Threemile Br and Fivemile Br that feed into the main valley.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high density of burial sites throughout the quadrangle, ranging from the large Oakwood Cem in town to smaller rural plots like Burket Cem and Girton Cem. The presence of the Dixon State School Cem reflects the area's institutional history, while small rail-side and crossroads settlements like Nachusa and Eldena illustrate the persistent agricultural patterns of Lee County into the modern era.