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1918 Map of Kings

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Kings
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

Camp Grant and the sprawling military grounds south of Rockford dominate the northern landscape of this 1918 survey. Situated at the confluence of the Rock River and Kishwaukee River, the area is a critical junction for early twentieth-century transport, where the Rockford and Interurban Electric line meets major steam railroads. This confluence of infrastructure supported a dense network of rural school districts, including Gunsaulus School and Ogilby School.

To the south, the terrain transitions into the organized township grids of Scott and White Rock. Here, small agricultural hubs like Davis Junction and Stillman Valley are centered around the crossings of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Chicago Great Western railroads. Notable local landmarks like Titus Bridge and Paines Point provide specific geographic anchors for genealogists researching family homesteads near Killbuck Creek and Stillman Creek.