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1895 U.S. Atlas - Cook County, Illinois (Wayback Machine)

Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Cook County, Illinois

The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.

Chicago Sanborn Maps Index: 1894-1897 and 1905-1951

From the Chicago Public Library.

Cook County, Illinois 1870 Map

A map of Cook County, Illinois from 1870 that includes the locations of each township, numerous early settlements, roads, and railroads. Locations include Ainsworth, Austin, Belle Plain, Bloom, Blue Island, Bowmanville, Bremen, Brighton, Calvary, Canfield, Cazenova, Chicago, Cornell, Cottage Grove, Dalton, Deer Grove, Des Plaines, Dunton, East Northfield, Elk Grove, Englewood, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenwood, Grove, Harlem, Hawthorne, Holstein, Homewood, Hope Crossing, Irving Park, Jefferson, Kenwood, Lansing, Lemont, Leyden, Lincoln Park, Lyons, Lyonsville, Matteson, Morgan Park, Niles, North Evanston, Norwood, Oakland, Oak Park, Orland, Palatine, Palos, Park Ridge, Pine Grove, Proviso, Ravenswood, Rexford, Richton, Ringgold, Riverside, Rose Hill, Sag Bridge, Schaumberg, South Chicago, South Lynne, South Northfield, Schaumberg, Stratsburg, Summit, Thornton, Washington Heights Crossing, West Lyons, West Northfield, Wheeling, Wilmette, Willow Springs, Winnetka

Historical Maps of Chicago, Illinois

Digitized collection of selected map holdings from several sources including the University of Alabama Map Library.