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1927 Map of Hinsdale

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Hinsdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

Salt Creek meanders through the heart of this landscape, framing the suburban expansion of western Chicago during the late 1920s. The map illustrates a transitional period where established towns like Hinsdale and Western Springs are connected by a dense network of transit, including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR and the Illinois Central Railroad. The presence of numerous country clubs, such as the Butterfield Country Club and La Grange Country Club, suggests an era of recreational development and increasing wealth in the region.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the many named cemeteries and religious institutions, including Mount Carmel Cemetery and St Francis Retreat. Smaller, potentially vanished locales like Utopia and Lace are clearly marked alongside rural schoolhouses like Torode School and Butler School. This survey demonstrates the integration of early aerial photography into traditional topographic mapping, capturing the precise layout of streets such as Roosevelt Road and Ogden Avenue as they began to define the modern DuPage and Cook County corridor.