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1971 Map of Kent

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Kent
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Kent sits at the heart of this landscape, a settlement established along the Chicago And North Western railroad line. The map highlights a rural economy transitioning through the early 1970s, where small hamlets like Morseville and Willow are connected by a network of named roads such as W Dublin Rd and West Gold Mine Rd. The terrain is defined by the divides between the Yellow Creek and the Plum River, with the Jo Daviess and Stephenson county line splitting the eastern half of the survey.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks, including the St Pauls Ch, Kent School, and numerous burial sites such as the Blair Cem and Kent Cem. The inclusion of Blackhawk Battlefield Park in the southeastern corner provides a direct link to the region's 19th-century conflicts, while the numerous scattered quarries indicate the importance of the local limestone and aggregate industry to the area's development.