2021 Map of Steger

About this map

Chicago Heights and its neighboring south suburban communities are situated along the boundary between Cook and Will Counties, where a dense network of residential streets meets the open drainage basins of Thorn Creek and Plum Creek. This map reveals a complex religious and genealogical landscape, with numerous local burial grounds including the Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery and the Saint Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery. The area is characterized by mid-century suburban development patterns in Park Forest and Richton Park, juxtaposed with major institutional footprints like the campus of Governors State University in University Park. To the south, the terrain opens into agricultural lands near Goodenow, where the Black Walnut Cemetery and Bult Field mark the shift from urban density to rural landscape.