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Dutton

Ghost town · Pike County, Illinois

Pittsfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Pittsfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dutton is a ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Illinois, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Pike County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dutton as a historical populated place on the New Salem 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 39.6745° N, 90.7999° W.

In old newspapers

The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Illinois before 1931 that mention “Dutton”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 1,661 pages in all.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Salem
Elevation757 ft
Nearest living townNew Salem, IL
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID422646
Coordinates39.67449, -90.79985

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What's there now

Dutton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Salem, IL (population 131), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 757 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Dutton?

Dutton is in Pike County, Illinois, at 39.6745, -90.7999.

How many ghost towns are in Pike County?

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

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.