Cook County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas	2
Bars	7
Bays	11
Beaches	22
Canals	14
Capes	3
Channels	1
Cliffs	1
Crossings	5
Flats	7
Guts	4
Islands	5
Lakes	75
Reservoirs	40
Ridges	4
Streams	34
Summits	1
Swamps	6
Woods	110

Cultural Features

Airports
Public and Private Airports	6
Heliports	33
Cemeteries	155
Education - Schools
Other Schools	641
Elementary Schools	389
Middle Schools	123
High Schools	223
Colleges & University	38
Technical & Trade School	26
Emergency Response & Law Enforcement
Ambulance Service	14
Fire Station & EMS Station	324
Law Enforcement	118
Prisons & Correctional Facilities	2
Federal Lands & Reserves
Parks	1
Government Services
City or Town Hall	91
Court House	7
Post Offices	64
Hospitals & Medical Centers	68

Historical Features
Beaches	2
Canals	2
Civil	9
Military (Historical)	7
Populated Places	6
Streams	2

Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
Historical Landmarks: Illinois's National Historic Landmarks

Cook County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Cook County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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