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Davis

Ghost town · Morgan County, Illinois

Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Davis is a ghost town in Morgan County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Davis as a historical populated place on the Jacksonville 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 39.6795° N, 90.2185° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJacksonville
Elevation639 ft
Nearest living townSouth Jacksonville, IL
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID422607
Coordinates39.67949, -90.21845

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What's there now

Davis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Jacksonville, IL (population 3,255), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 639 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 Davis?

Davis is in Morgan County, Illinois, at 39.6795, -90.2185.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

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

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