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Elm Point

Ghost town · Bond County, Illinois

Hillsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Hillsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elm Point is a ghost town in Bond County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Bond County, Illinois, United States of America. It is the only former community in Bond County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elm Point as a historical populated place on the Coffeen 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 39.0059° N, 89.4737° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoffeen
Elevation609 ft
Nearest living townDonnellson, IL
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1785369
Coordinates39.00588, -89.47369

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What's there now

Elm Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Donnellson, IL (population 133), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 609 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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