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Hawley

Ghost town · Tazewell County, Illinois

Peoria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Peoria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hawley is a ghost town in Tazewell County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Tazewell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hawley as a historical populated place on the Pekin 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 40.5139° N, 89.6445° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePekin
Elevation488 ft
Nearest living townSouth Pekin, IL
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1747468
Coordinates40.51393, -89.64455

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What's there now

Hawley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Pekin, IL (population 949), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 488 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 Hawley?

Hawley is in Tazewell County, Illinois, at 40.5139, -89.6445.

How many ghost towns are in Tazewell County?

Tazewell County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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