2013 Map of Leroy

About this map

Leroy and its neighboring hamlets define this rural Lake County landscape as it appeared in the early 21st century. The map illustrates a transition between small, historic settlement clusters like Orchard Grove and Dinwiddie and the modern transportation corridors that now bisect the agricultural land. The terrain is notably defined by an intricate network of water management, with numerous named waterways such as Stony Run and Griesel Ditch draining the low-lying prairie into the larger Singleton Ditch at the southern edge of the sheet. For those tracing the evolution of local townships, this map shows the persistent footprint of places like Southeast Grove and Range Line amidst a grid of established section roads and newer residential developments. These features reflect the long-standing efforts to manage the wetlands for farming, a central theme in the region's environmental and social history.