Prairie du Rocher Chamber of Commerce

Last Rev. Sept. 24, 2016 Compiled by: Daryl Clerc

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Maps of Prairie du Rocher: 1752 through 2008

Date Description Surveyor Map Courtesy of

1752 Area map Mr. de Lery Fibs (actual spelling may differ) MKB

1752 Area map - Fort de Chartres and Pr du Rocher inset ibid ibid

1752 Area map - legend ibid ibid

1752 Area map - signature and seal ibid ibid

1797 Area map ? MKB

1810 Common field lands and Low land Commons Wm. Rector, D.S. MKB

1810 Prairie du Rocher Common Fields ibid MKB

1837 City Map Samuel G. Thompson MKB

1837 Letter and signature ibid ibid

1848 Prairie du Rocher Commons F.R. Courray (actual spelling may differ) MKB

1848 Prairie du Rocher Commons (part 1 of 3-top) ibid ibid

1848 Prairie du Rocher Commons (part 2 of 3-middle) ibid ibid

1848 Prairie du Rocher Commons (part 3 of 3-bottom) ibid ibid

1856 Prairie du Rocher and Fort des Chartres Commons Jus Long Aborough MKB

1856 Fort des Chartres Commons Area ibid ibid

1856 Prairie du Rocher Commons Area ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 1-L) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 1-R) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 2-L) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 2-R) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 3-L) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 3-R) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 4-L) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons (part 4-R) ibid ibid

1856 PdR and Fort Commons: Footnote ibid ibid

1857 Subdivision of Commons Joseph Nod MKB

1857 Subdivision of Commons - Letter, Certification ibid ibid

1857 Subdivision of Commons - Title ibid ibid

1858 City Map Joseph Tholl MKB

1858 Signature and date ibid ibid

1873 City Map John W. Bowman MKB

1873 Letter ibid ibid

1875 Area Map IHA-12 (excerpt) JL

1875 City Map IHA-16 ibid

? Renault Area - Date unknown Jones Surveyors MKB

? Renault Area - Date unknown (part 1 of 3-top) ibid ibid

? Renault Area - Date unknown (part 2 of 3-middle) ibid ibid

? Renault Area - Date unknown (part 3 of 3 - bottom) ibid ibid

? Prairie du Rocher Commons - Date Unknown unknown MKB

1908 City Map Illinois Inspection Bureau MKB

1908 Market-Main-Duclos area ibid ibid

1908 Henry-Main area ibid ibid

1908 Market-Main area ibid ibid

1908 Schoenig-Koenigmark and Brickey areas ibid ibid

1908 Legend ibid ibid

1919 Prairie du Rocher Commons Geo. A. Ogle & Co. MKB

1919 Prairie du Rocher Commons (part 1 of 3-top) ibid ibid

1919 Prairie du Rocher Commons (part 2 of 3-middle) ibid ibid

1919 Prairie du Rocher Commons (part 3 of 3-bottom) ibid ibid

1980 Pr du Rocher Quadrangle - U.S. Geological Survey unknown MKB

2008 1875 and 2008 city maps IHA-16 Mapquest, Inc. JL

2008 1875 city map and 2005 aerial image IHA-16 Mapquest, Inc. ibid

Maps contributed by

JL - John Laurent Prairie du Rocher, IL

MKB - Margaret K. Brown Prairie du Rocher, IL

References