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1925 Map of Elgin

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Elgin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Fox River valley serves as the industrial and social backbone of this region, connecting the burgeoning manufacturing centers of Elgin and South Elgin to the river towns of West Dundee and Carpentersville. Established transportation corridors are evident in the paths of the Chicago And Northwestern and the Chicago Milwaukee And ST Paul railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods and passengers through the agricultural prairie.

Beyond the river, the landscape is defined by a dense network of district schools, such as Munshawville School, Hickory Grove School, and Tazewell School, illustrating the era's local educational infrastructure. Small rural junctions and hamlets like Pingree Grove, Udina, and Starks appear as vital nodes in the countryside, while the northern edge of the map is anchored by the recreational and residential draw of Crystal Lake.