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Centerville

Ghost town · Grundy County, Illinois

Morris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Morris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Centerville is a ghost town in Grundy County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Grundy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Centerville as a historical populated place on the Coal City 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 41.2564° N, 88.2940° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoal City
Elevation572 ft
Nearest living townCoal City, IL
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1747774
Coordinates41.25642, -88.29395

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What's there now

Centerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coal City, IL (population 5,145), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 572 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 Centerville?

Centerville is in Grundy County, Illinois, at 41.2564, -88.2940.

How many ghost towns are in Grundy County?

Grundy County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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