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1953 Map of Green Rock

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Green Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Rock River and Green River converge near the growing mid-century community of Green Rock, marking a landscape defined by 19th-century infrastructure and modern expansion. The Illinois-Mississippi Canal (Abandoned) runs parallel to the river, a relic of an earlier transportation era that sits alongside the active tracks of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. To the south, the terrain transitions into the creek-carved uplands of Edford and Western townships.

Local genealogy and civic history are preserved in the numerous country schools and cemeteries scattered throughout the quadrangle. Researchers can locate the Morristown Cemetery near the settlement of Morristown, as well as the Dayton Cemetery further north. Educational landmarks like the Stewart School and Hanna Center School reveal the rural settlement patterns before consolidation, while the Hill Crest Golf Course in the southwest suggests the early 1970s development in Henry County.