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Charlottsville

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Illinois

Hardinville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Hardinville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Charlottsville is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Charlottsville as a historical populated place on the Chauncey 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 38.8348° N, 87.7550° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChauncey
Elevation434 ft
Nearest living townFlat Rock, IL
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1816169
Coordinates38.83477, -87.75503

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What's there now

Charlottsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flat Rock, IL (population 362), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 434 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 Charlottsville?

Charlottsville is in Lawrence County, Illinois, at 38.8348, -87.7550.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

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

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