1953 Map of Frankfort

About this map

Frankfort sits at the intersection of a mid-century agricultural landscape and the expanding transportation corridors of the Chicago suburbs. The map reveals the path of the Old Indian Boundary and the Sauk Trail, historical transit routes that continue to define the local geography alongside the Elgin Joliet and Eastern railroad. The southern portion of the quadrangle is largely defined by the rural townships of Green Garden and Monee, where small family and community burial grounds like Twining Cem and Union Cem dot the landscape near Prairie Creek and Forked Creek.