Nippersink Creek and its North Branch wind through the heart of this landscape, defining the corridor between the Illinois and Wisconsin border. The area is characterized by several established residential clusters, including the village of Richmond, and the waterfront communities around Wonder Lake, such as Wonder Lake Center Beach. To the southeast, Johnsburg and Ringwood sit amid a network of local roads that link historical burial grounds like Saint Josephs Cem and Carr-Harrison Cem. This survey illustrates the transition from the concentrated commercial blocks of Spring Grove and Solon Mills to the sprawling glacial topography of Hill Fifteen. The presence of several small airfields like Galt Field and numerous named cemeteries offers a detailed look at the social and logistical layout of McHenry County in the late twenty-first century.
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1893 · Silver Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Lake Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Silver Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Lake Geneva
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Grays Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Grays Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Mc Henry
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · McHenry
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000