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2012 Map of Elwood

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Elwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Elwood sits at the southwestern intersection of several local transport corridors, including a rail line and major thoroughfares like E Mississippi Ave. The landscape is defined by the drainage basins of Jackson Cr and Prairie Cr, which carve through the primarily agricultural and residential terrain of Will County. Evidence of earlier settlement patterns persists in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, such as Brown Cem, North Ridge Cem, and Klinger Cem.

Transport and land use are central to this area, from the industrial proximity of the Des Plaines River in the northwest to specialized aviation sites like Sweedler Airport and Wilhelmi Field. Small clusters like Union and Glasscock Farms provide anchor points for local history researchers, illustrating the transition from traditional farming tracts to modern infrastructure at the beginning of the twenty-first century.