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Bybee

Ghost town · Fulton County, Illinois

Canton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Canton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bybee is a ghost town in Fulton County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America. It is one of 14 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. No county in Illinois has more among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bybee as a historical populated place: 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 40.5978° N, 90.1847° W.

Key facts

Elevation683 ft
Nearest living townFairview, IL
Distance to it3.9 miles
Coordinates40.59778, -90.18472

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What's there now

Bybee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairview, IL (population 357), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 683 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 Bybee?

Bybee is in Fulton County, Illinois, at 40.5978, -90.1847.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Illinois has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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