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1953 Map of Tinley Park

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Tinley Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Tinley Park and Orland Park anchor this 1950s landscape where the agricultural roots of the Cook and Will County border begin to meet suburban expansion. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad bisects the terrain, supporting the growth of Goeselville and Oak Forest near the St Mihiel Reservation. Genealogists will find several burial grounds mapped, including Orland Park Cem, Hickory Cem, and Frankfort Cem, while the location of local education is preserved through rural schools like Sedan Prairie Sch and Gatchell Sch.

The southern reaches show the emerging community of Lincoln Estates near Frankfort, situated along the Lincoln Highway. Significant institutional landmarks are present, most notably the Tinley Park State Hospital and the nearby Prosperi Airport. The drainage patterns of Hickory Creek and Butterfield Creek carve through the townships of Orland, Bremen, Frankfort, and Rich, defining the remaining open spaces and woodlands like Mascouten Woods during this mid-century period.