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2018 Map of Grand Detour

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Grand Detour
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Rock River carves a dramatic oxbow around the historic village of Grand Detour, an area defined by its tight relationship with the water and agricultural tablelands of Lee and Ogle Counties. The settlement pattern here is anchored by several long-established burial grounds, including the Mount Zion Cem and Oak Ridge Cem, which serve as vital landmarks for local family researchers. The river's influence is clear in the naming of riverfront access points like Dutch Lndg and Doc's Lndg near the northern outskirts of Dixon.

Further north, the landscape transitions into the smaller rural centers of Kingdom and Stratford, connected by a network of named roads like W Pines Rd and Grand Detour Rd. Tributaries such as Pine Creek and Franklin Cr drain the surrounding fields, while legacy sites like the Pine Creek Christian Cem and Brethren Cem speak to the religious heritage of the early farming communities that settled these prairie reaches.