Ghost Towns in Illinois
Illinois has 208 ghost towns on record across 78 counties. Fulton County (14), Jo Daviess County (8), LaSalle County (7) hold the most. Every entry below is placed from federal coordinates and lists its sources.
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- AdamsLivingston County
- AppalokiaMorgan County
- ArmsbyMcHenry County
- AvocaLivingston County
- Bailey FallsLaSalle County
- Barnard MillMcHenry County
- BenderJohnson County
- BernadotteFulton County
- BethelClay County
- Blue GrassVermilion County
- BourbonaisBureau County
- BowlesvilleGallatin County
By county
- Fulton County 14
- Jo Daviess County 8
- LaSalle County 7
- Livingston County 6
- Morgan County 6
- McDonough County 6
- Cook County 6
- Williamson County 5
- Hamilton County 5
- White County 4
- Edgar County 4
- Kankakee County 4
- Greene County 4
- Warren County 4
- Pike County 4
- Jefferson County 4
- Richland County 4
- Saline County 4
- Edwards County 4
- Wabash County 4
- Johnson County 3
- McLean County 3
- Vermilion County 3
- Jackson County 3
- Effingham County 3
- Cass County 3
- Monroe County 3
- Fayette County 3
- Henry County 3
- Sangamon County 3
- Whiteside County 3
- McHenry County 2
- Gallatin County 2
- Woodford County 2
- Knox County 2
- Scott County 2
- DeKalb County 2
- Grundy County 2
- Lawrence County 2
- St. Clair County 2
- Pope County 2
- Franklin County 2
- Tazewell County 2
- Lee County 2
- Will County 2
- Brown County 2
- Boone County 2
- Hancock County 2
- Stark County 2
- Shelby County 2
- Clay County 1
- Bureau County 1
- Jersey County 1
- Putnam County 1
- Adams County 1
- Christian County 1
- Crawford County 1
- Carroll County 1
- Bond County 1
- Macon County 1
- Douglas County 1
- Clinton County 1
- Rock Island County 1
- Clark County 1
- Schuyler County 1
- Coles County 1
- Mercer County 1
- Hardin County 1
- Mason County 1
- Wayne County 1
- Menard County 1
- Alexander County 1
- Henderson County 1
- Pulaski County 1
- DuPage County 1
- Stephenson County 1
- Ogle County 1
- Kendall County 1
All 208 ghost towns in Illinois
- Adams · Livingston
- Appalokia · Morgan
- Armsby · McHenry
- Avoca · Livingston
- Bailey Falls · LaSalle
- Barnard Mill · McHenry
- Bender · Johnson
- Benjaminville · McLean
- Bernadotte · Fulton
- Bethel · Clay
- Blue Grass · Vermilion
- Bourbonais · Bureau
- Bowlesville · Gallatin
- Bowling Green · Woodford
- Bowman · Jersey
- Bradley · Jackson
- Bridgeport · Knox
- Bridgeport · Scott
- Brinksburg · Jo Daviess
- Bristol · Effingham
- Brownsport · White
- Brownsville · Jackson
- Brownton · Morgan
- Brush Point · DeKalb
- Burnside · Knox
- Bybee · Fulton
- Caledonia · Putnam
- Calftown · Adams
- Campbellsburg · Christian
- Cardiff · Livingston
- Cass · Cass
- Catfish · Edgar
- Centerville · Grundy
- Chamness · Williamson
- Charlottsville · Lawrence
- Civer · Fulton
- Clayville
- Collins · Kankakee
- Coltonville · DeKalb
- Columbiana · Greene
- Columbus · Scott
- Conwayville · Greene
- Crawfordsville · Crawford
- Cross Roads · Johnson
- Culton · LaSalle
- Daggett · Carroll
- Darmstadt · St. Clair
- Davis · Morgan
- Denmark · Vermilion
- Denny · Warren
- Dutton · Pike
- East Stockton · Jo Daviess
- Ellison · Warren
- Elm Grove · White
- Elm Point · Bond
- Eltham · Jackson
- Faries Park · Macon
- Farmsville · Woodford
- Fillmore · Douglas
- Fitzgerrell · Jefferson
- Flemingsburg · Effingham
- Foster Pond · Monroe
- Fransonia · Richland
- Fredonia · Williamson
- Freedom Centre · LaSalle
- Freenanton · Effingham
- Fremont · Clinton
- Fulton Center · Fulton
- Glendale · Rock Island
- Glenwood · Richland
- Gowansville · Pope
- Greenland · Fayette
- Greenville · Franklin
- Griffin · Clark
- Griggsville Landing · Pike
- Grisold · Lawrence
- Gurney · Cass
- Hale Ridge · Schuyler
- Halfway · Williamson
- Halfway · Williamson
- Halltown · Saline
- Harper · White
- Harris Grove · Jefferson
- Hawley · Tazewell
- Highland Town · Grundy
- Hills Grove · McDonough
- Hitesville · Coles
- Houstonville
- Howards Point · Fayette
- Hurricane · Greene
- Illiana · Edgar
- Irondale · Cook
- Jamestown · Hamilton
- Jefferson City · Hamilton
- Jordanville · Morgan
- Judson · Kankakee
- Kedron · Henry
- Keeler · Fulton
- Kumler · McLean
- Lemmon · Sangamon
- Lexington · Edwards
- Lincoln Square · Cook
- Little Ireland · McDonough
- Little Rock · LaSalle
- Littleville · McLean
- Locust Grove · Franklin
- Logansburgh · Wabash
- Logansport · Hamilton
- Lynchburg · Jefferson
- Martin · Mercer
- Maxwell · Sangamon
- McIntosh Settlement · White
- Melugin Grove · Lee
- Mid City · Greene
- Midway · Fulton
- Millbrig · Jo Daviess
- Mills Prairie · Edwards
- Millsdale · Will
- Millville · Jo Daviess
- Milton · Brown
- Mineral City · Hardin
- Mineral Springs · Whiteside
- Moores · Pike
- Morgan City · Morgan
- Moscow · Mason
- Mount Forest · Cook
- Munson · LaSalle
- Myersville · Vermilion
- National City · St. Clair
- New Athens · Edgar
- New Castle · Tazewell
- New Hope · Wabash
- New Lancaster · Warren
- New London · Hamilton
- New Market · Gallatin
- New Massillon · Wayne
- New Michigan · Livingston
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site · Pike
- New Salem · Menard
- North Caledonia · Boone
- Otter · LaSalle
- Otto · Fulton
- Oxford · Henry
- Perkins · Pope
- Piankashawtown · Edwards
- Pigeon · Jefferson
- Pilot Center · Kankakee
- Pinhook · Fayette
- Pitcherville · Jo Daviess
- Pleasant Hill · Jo Daviess
- Pleasant Ridge · Fulton
- Pohaten · Wabash
- Pratt · Whiteside
- Quaker · Edgar
- Quashquema · Hancock
- Ragtown · McDonough
- Rectorville · Hamilton
- Red Bud · Saline
- Reeds Crossing · Boone
- Robert Taylor Homes · Cook
- Saint Philip · Monroe
- Saline Valley Store · Saline
- Sanfordville · Whiteside
- Savage · Morgan
- Saxon · Henry
- Saxon · Livingston
- Selma · Wabash
- Shasta · Alexander
- Shelburn · Lee
- Silver Lake · Henderson
- Slackwater · Stark
- Sonora · Hancock
- South Ottawa · LaSalle
- Spring Creek Settlement · McDonough
- Spring Grove · Warren
- Stateway Gardens · Cook
- Stewardsville · McDonough
- Stringtown · Johnson
- Sudduth · Sangamon
- Sugarville · Fulton
- Sullivan Center · Livingston
- Sulphur Springs · Williamson
- Sweet Home · Jo Daviess
- Sylvan · Cass
- Tacaogane · Pulaski
- Techny · Cook
- Tedens · DuPage
- Torino · Will
- Totten Prairie · Fulton
- Tracy · Kankakee
- Troy · Fulton
- Tuscumbia · Fulton
- Valley Creek · Stephenson
- Vanland · Ogle
- Virgil · Fulton
- Vishnu Springs · McDonough
- Waldron · Stark
- Wanborough · Edwards
- Waterford · Fulton
- Watertown · Richland
- Westminster · Shelby
- Weston · Jo Daviess
- White Oak Springs · Brown
- White Willow · Kendall
- Whitesville · Saline
- Williamsburg · Shelby
- Wilsonburg · Richland
- Woodville · Monroe