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2012 Map of West Kankakee

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

West Kankakee and the residential streets of Hillside Manor define the northeastern portion of this landscape, where the Kankakee River briefly touches the corner of the map. This area serves as a transition from the urban edge of Kankakee into the vast agricultural grid of the Illinois prairie. Small rural clusters and historical focal points like Irwin and Otto are dispersed along the railroad corridor, while Chebanse anchors the southern boundary.

Land use is largely dictated by drainage and transportation, with the winding paths of Gar Creek, Minnie Cr, and Wiley Cr cutting through the rectangular section lines. For genealogists and local researchers, specific landmarks such as Saint James Cem and the Hillside Stock Farm provide fixed points of reference for tracing family landholdings and community development. The presence of the Kankakee Airport and the north-south interstate corridor highlight the modern infrastructure overlaying the traditional farming layout.