2018 Map of Fairdale

About this map

Fairdale and Esmond anchor this northern Illinois landscape along the border of Ogle and DeKalb counties. The terrain is defined by the agricultural grid of the mid-2010s, bisected by the South Branch Kishwaukee River in the northeast and drainage systems like Owens Cr and Spring Run. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise location of rural burial grounds, including Roseland Cem, Porter Cem, and Hicks Mill Cem. These small family or community cemeteries are preserved amid the vast fields of Franklin Township. Local aviation is represented by Vodden Airport near Esmond, while the eastern edge of the quadrangle reaches the outskirts of Kirkland, showing the transition from isolated farmsteads to village clusters.