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1929 Map of Mokena

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Mokena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Mokena and New Lenox anchor the landscape of northeastern Will County in the late 1920s, showing a well-established network of rural schools and family cemeteries. The map details the transition from farmsteads to organized townships like Homer and Frankfort, where corner schools such as Wells Corner School and Solterman School served the agricultural community. Several small settlements including Hadley and Alpine are captured along early transit corridors, long before modern suburban expansion transformed the region.

Industrial and transportation infrastructure is dominated by the Wabash and the Chicago and Pacific railroads, which parallel established watercourses like Hickory Creek and Marley Creek. These rail lines were central to the local economy, connecting smaller hamlets to larger markets. Genealogists can find significant value in the various burial grounds marked across the quadrangle, from Brooks Cemetery in the north to St Johns Cemetery near Mokena, providing a clear record of the area's early family settlements.