
Maple Park sits at the intersection of local history and agricultural heritage, straddling the boundary between DeKalb and Kane counties. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the East Branch South Branch Kishwaukee River and an extensive network of drainage channels, including Union Ditch Number 2 and Virgil Ditch Number 3, which supported the region's long-standing farming economy. Small settlements like Virgil, Richardson, and Meredith are connected by a grid of rural roads named for early settler families, such as Lakin Rd and Peplow Rd.
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1925 · Elgin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Sycamore
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Genoa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Elgin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Aurora
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000