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Hale Ridge

Ghost town · Schuyler County, Illinois

Rushville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Rushville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hale Ridge is a ghost town in Schuyler County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Schuyler County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hale Ridge as a historical populated place on the Erwin 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 40.1800° N, 90.6465° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleErwin
Elevation627 ft
Nearest living townLittleton, IL
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1821133
Coordinates40.18005, -90.64652

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What's there now

Hale Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Littleton, IL (population 104), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 627 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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