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1922 Map of Kankakee

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Kankakee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Kankakee River and its confluence with the Iroquois River anchor this 1922 survey, illustrating a landscape defined by water and heavy rail transit. The city of Kankakee serves as the central hub, surrounded by early twentieth-century growth in Bradley and Bourbonnais. The presence of the East Illinois Hospital on the southern bank and the crossing of the Illinois Central and Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads highlight the region's importance as a mid-century institutional and industrial corridor.

Beyond the urban centers, the map documents a dense network of rural one-room schoolhouses such as Kackerville School, Shreffler School, and Goss School. The intricate river topography includes Willow Island, Langham Island, and Sugar Island, while the Chicago Interurban Electric line suggests the era's reliance on inter-city rail travel before the modern highway system reshaped the Illinois prairie.