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Calftown

Ghost town · Adams County, Illinois

Quincy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Quincy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Calftown is a ghost town in Adams County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Adams County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Calftown as a historical populated place on the Quincy West 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 39.9264° N, 91.4035° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleQuincy West
Elevation589 ft
Nearest living townQuincy, IL
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1785257
Coordinates39.92643, -91.40348

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What's there now

Calftown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Quincy, IL (population 39,188), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 589 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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