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1960 Map of Fox Lake

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Fox Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Chain O'Lakes State Park and surrounding water bodies dominate this mid-century landscape, illustrating a region defined by its glacial lakes and recreation. The geography of the Chain O’Lakes is rendered in significant detail, showing complex shorelines and islands from Lake Catherine in the north down to the wide expanse of Pistakee Lake. Residential growth is evident in settlements like Pistakee Highlands, Lotus Woods, and Ingleside Shore, where modern neighborhoods interface with the wetland margins.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family-named landmarks and cemeteries, such as the Orvis Cem and Wray-Imeson Cem. Notable cultural sites of the era are also present, including the Wilmot Hills Raceway and the isolated Blarney Island in Grass Lake. The infrastructure of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad facilitates transit through the lake district, connecting established hubs like Fox Lake to the broader northern Illinois corridor.