2021 Map of Wadsworth

About this map

The Des Plaines River corridor serves as the central spine of this landscape, winding southward between the expanding suburban clusters of Waukegan and Gurnee. This modern survey reveals a dense network of residential developments and aviation infrastructure, including the Waukegan National Airport and the smaller Herbert C Maas Airport to the north. While the southern portion of the quadrangle is heavily suburbanized, the northern reaches near Russell and Fossland along the Wisconsin-Illinois border maintain a more open character, preserved in part by the Forest Preserve lands. Genealogists and local historians will find a high concentration of burial grounds, such as Saint Patrick Catholic Cem and Oakdale Cem, which mark the original settlements of these northern Illinois townships before they were integrated into the broader Chicago metropolitan periphery.