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Freedom Centre

Ghost town · LaSalle County, Illinois

Ottawa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Ottawa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Freedom Centre is a ghost town in LaSalle County, Illinois. It is one of 7 former communities in LaSalle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Freedom Centre as a historical populated place on the Prairie Center 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 41.4845° N, 88.8806° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrairie Center
Elevation659 ft
Nearest living townHarding, IL
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1816056
Coordinates41.48448, -88.88063

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What's there now

Freedom Centre is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harding, IL (population 16), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 659 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 Freedom Centre?

Freedom Centre is in LaSalle County, Illinois, at 41.4845, -88.8806.

How many ghost towns are in LaSalle County?

LaSalle County, Illinois has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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