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Ilo

Ghost town · Lewis County, Idaho

Craigmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Craigmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ilo is a ghost town in Lewis County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Lewis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ilo as a historical populated place on the Craigmont topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.2382° N, 116.4976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCraigmont
Elevation3,800 ft
Nearest living townCraigmont, ID
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID399585
Coordinates46.23822, -116.49764

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What's there now

Ilo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Craigmont, ID (population 509), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,800 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ilo?

Ilo is in Lewis County, Idaho, at 46.2382, -116.4976.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

Lewis County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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