2024 Map of Sycamore

About this map

The DeKalb County Courthouse stands as a central landmark in Sycamore, the seat of DeKalb County, where a dense network of streets like W State St and N Main St defines the urban core. The landscape transitions quickly from the civic center of Sycamore into the expanding residential and industrial fringes of DeKalb to the southwest. Water drainage is a defining characteristic of this terrain, managed by the South Branch Kishwaukee River and several artificial waterways, including Union Ditch Number 1. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich with burial sites, ranging from the DeKalb County Cem 1881 and Saint Mary Catholic Cem to the smaller Ohio Grove Cem in the east. Aviation is prominent in the central corridor, anchored by the De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport and the smaller Ruder Airport near Cortland.