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1962 Map of Romeoville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Romeoville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Des Plaines River corridor serves as the industrial and logistical spine of this region, flanked by the historic Illinois and Michigan Canal and the newer Ship Canal. Heavy transport is further defined by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Illinois Central railroads, which parallel the water through Romeoville and Romeo. The early 1960s landscape shows the rapid expansion of suburban residential areas into former agricultural land, particularly in Bolingbrook and Woodridge.

Evidence of local history and community life is found in sites like Resurrection Cemetery and the Alexander Dam, while the massive Argonne National Laboratory Reservation occupies the eastern edge. For the genealogist, the map preserves the locations of several country schools, including Center Cass Sch and Bromberek Sch, alongside traditional burial grounds such as Danish Cem and St Matthews Cem near Lemont.