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2012 Map of Waukegan

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Waukegan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Lake Michigan dominates the eastern expanse of this coastal survey, where the industrial and residential corridors of Waukegan and North Chicago meet the shoreline. The urban layout is defined by a dense grid of streets such as Washington St and Belvidere Rd, giving way to the sprawling campus of Shimer College and the essential infrastructure of the Chicago Waterworks. Moving south, the landscape shifts toward the planned communities of Lake Bluff and Lake Forest, interspersed with recreational spaces like the Lake Bluff Golf Course.

A notable concentration of historical and genealogical sites exists along this corridor, from the Saint Marys Cem and Oakwood Cem in the north to the Lake Forest Cem near the southern boundary. Small drainage features like Pettibone Cr and the Waukegan River cut through the built environment, while the presence of Great Lakes and Skokie Junction illustrates the complex network of transportation and institutional land use along the North Shore.