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Cardiff

Ghost town · Livingston County, Illinois

Dwight quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Dwight quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cardiff is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cardiff 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 41.0517° N, 88.2872° W.

Key facts

Elevation631 ft
Nearest living townCampus, IL
Distance to it2.1 miles
Coordinates41.05170, -88.28720

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What's there now

Cardiff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Campus, IL (population 155), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 631 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 Cardiff?

Cardiff is in Livingston County, Illinois, at 41.0517, -88.2872.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

Livingston County, Illinois has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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