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Highland Town

Ghost town · Grundy County, Illinois

Dwight quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Dwight quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Highland Town is a ghost town in Grundy County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Grundy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Highland Town as a historical populated place on the Mazon 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 41.1942° N, 88.4917° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMazon
Elevation622 ft
Nearest living townVerona, IL
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1811055
Coordinates41.19420, -88.49173

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What's there now

Highland Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Verona, IL (population 267), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 622 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 Highland Town?

Highland Town is in Grundy County, Illinois, at 41.1942, -88.4917.

How many ghost towns are in Grundy County?

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

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