2021 Map of Freeport West

About this map

The Pecatonica River winds through the heart of this landscape, carving out the wide Preston Bottoms and a marshy bend aptly named Ducks Misery. This northwestern Illinois terrain is defined by the expansion of Freeport toward its western outskirts, where Highland Community College stands as a local educational hub. The map serves as a vital record for genealogists, documenting a dense network of burial sites from the large Freeport City Cem and Oakland Cem to smaller rural grounds like Harlem Center Cem and the Hart Cem. Outside the city, the land transitions into a mix of small settlements and river crossings, including Damascus and Scioto Mills, while the confluence of rail and road at West Junction highlights the region's historic transportation infrastructure. The map also traces various smaller waterways such as Preston Cr and Yellow Creek as they feed into the primary river system.