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Griffin

Ghost town · Clark County, Illinois

Marshall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Marshall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Griffin as a historical populated place on the Marshall 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 39.4467° N, 87.6547° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarshall
Elevation580 ft
Nearest living townMarshall, IL
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1785484
Coordinates39.44670, -87.65475

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What's there now

Griffin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marshall, IL (population 3,987), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 580 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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