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Denny

Ghost town · Warren County, Illinois

Monmouth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Monmouth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Denny is a ghost town in Warren County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Denny as a historical populated place on the Monmouth 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 40.9948° N, 90.6987° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMonmouth
Elevation665 ft
Nearest living townLittle York, IL
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1823692
Coordinates40.99476, -90.69875

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What's there now

Denny is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Little York, IL (population 357), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 665 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 Denny?

Denny is in Warren County, Illinois, at 40.9948, -90.6987.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Illinois has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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