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1929 Map of Tinley Park

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Tinley Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Indian Boundary cuts a diagonal path across this 1920s landscape, marking a historic line through the townships of Orland, Bremen, and Frankfort. This era shows the transition of northern Illinois from a rural agricultural patchwork into a more connected suburban corridor, centered on settlements like Tinley Park and Orland Park. The Rock Island and Pacific railroad serves as a primary transit artery, paralleled by a developing network of section-line roads and early motor routes like the Lincoln Highway and State Highway near the southern border.

Local life is anchored by numerous rural schoolhouses and houses of worship, such as Orland Center School and Trinity Church. The map preserves the names of smaller, concentrated communities like Goeselville and Summit, while family roots can be traced through sites like the Tinley Park Cemetery and Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Waterways like Hickory Creek and Butterfield Creek meander through the terrain, remaining largely unchannelized during this period of survey.