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2015 Map of Fairdale

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Fairdale and Esmond anchor this northern Illinois landscape, sitting along the border between Ogle and DeKalb counties. The agricultural character of the region is defined by a rigid grid of rural roads like Old State Rd and Base Line Rd, which cut across the meandering paths of the South Branch Kishwaukee River and its tributaries, including Bessie Cr and Kingsbury Cr. Small community hubs are marked by local landmarks like Vodden Airport and a series of historical burial grounds including Roseland Cem, Porter Cem, and the uniquely named Hick's Mill Cem.

Transport patterns here reflect a reliance on secondary thoroughfares and regional connectors, with Monroe Center appearing at the western edge and Kirkland to the east. The terrain is relatively level, broken primarily by the drainages of Owens Cr and Spring Run, illustrating the typical prairie-fringe topography of the mid-2010s before major suburban expansion reached this far west of the metropolitan corridor.