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1945 Map of Forreston

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Forreston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Forreston sits at a critical junction of the Chicago Great Western and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads, anchoring a landscape defined by its mid-century agrarian economy. The network of rural schools is remarkably dense on this sheet, featuring family-named locations such as Wall Sch, Keller Sch, and Marr Sch that served the farmsteads between Shannon and Baileyville.

Drainage systems like Yellow Creek and Leaf River carve through the terrain, which rises to heights like Coffman Bluff near the Stephenson Co Ogle Co line. Local community life is anchored by landmarks such as the Prairie Dell Ch and West Grove Ch, while historical burial sites like Shelly Cem and Silver Creek Cem offer significant touchstones for genealogical research in this northern Illinois corridor.