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2018 Map of Sugar Grove

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sugar Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Sugar Grove serves as the central hub in this Kane County landscape, where the traditional agricultural grid meets modern transportation and education infrastructure. The western edge of Aurora and the village of North Aurora show significant development, particularly around the complex water management systems of Lake Run and its various diversions. To the west, the Aurora Municipal Airport and Waubonsee Community College mark the expansion of civic and educational services beyond the urban core.

Glacial landforms like Johnsons Mound and Bald Mound rise above the drainage basins of Blackberry Cr and Welch Cr, providing topographic variety to the prairie. Local history is preserved in small burial grounds such as the Lance-Sounders Family Cem and Sugar Grove Cem, while newer residential pockets like Nottingham Woods and Prestbury reflect the area's transition from open farmland to suburban settlement.