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2015 Map of Marengo South

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Marengo South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Marengo and Hampshire anchor this northern Illinois landscape, where the southern portion of the Kishwaukee River basin meets the expanding suburban periphery. The geography is defined by a network of small settlements and airfields, including the residential aviation community at Casa De Aero Park and the distinctively named Hilbert's Funny Farm Airport. These small-scale landing strips, alongside Sky Soaring Airport and Edward Getzelman Airport, indicate a local culture tied to private flight and recreational aviation amidst the agricultural fields.

Local history is preserved through a series of community burial grounds like Union Cem, Coral Cem, and Harmony Cem, which serve as markers for the early hamlets of Union, Coral, and Harmony. Waterways such as Coon Cr and the S Br Kishwaukee River provide the natural drainage for the region, while the boundaries of McHenry, DeKalb, and Kane counties intersect here, reflecting the complex jurisdictional lines of this rural-to-suburban corridor.