2024 Map of Scales Mound West

About this map

The Galena Territory and its modern resort developments stand in contrast to the deep-rooted mining and farming history of Jo Daviess County. The landscape is defined by the winding East Fork Galena River and the engineered waters of Galena Lake. Long-established settlements like Council Hill and Scales Mound are visible, alongside scattered burial grounds that reflect the area's diverse ethnic and denominational history, including Singers Catholic Cem and Miners Chapel Cem. Small rural nodes like Guilford are situated along Smallpox Creek, illustrating the dispersal of homesteads across the driftless terrain. The concentration of cemeteries, such as Holy Trinity Cem and Saint Johns Lutheran Cem, offers significant research value for those tracing family roots in this corner of northwest Illinois.