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Glendale

Ghost town · Rock Island County, Illinois

Orion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500)
Orion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Glendale is a ghost town in Rock Island County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Rock Island County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Glendale as a historical populated place on the Coal Valley 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 41.4856° N, 90.4157° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoal Valley
Elevation703 ft
Nearest living townSilvis, IL
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID424045
Coordinates41.48559, -90.41569

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What's there now

Glendale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silvis, IL (population 7,939), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 703 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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