1968 Map of Hanover

About this map

The Apple River snakes through the landscape of Jo Daviess County, defining the valley that contains the village of Hanover and the nearby settlement of North Hanover. During the late 1960s, this area remained deeply tied to its industrial and agricultural roots, evidenced by several quarries and the expansive grounds of the Savanna Army Depot occupying the southern reaches. The map documents a complex transport network where the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroads navigate the steep ravines of Irish Hollow and Snipe Hollow. For genealogists, the survey identifies several small rural burial grounds including Weston Cem and the Log Church Cem, alongside remnants of earlier communities at Rodden and Winston.