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Hills Grove

Ghost town · McDonough County, Illinois

Colchester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Colchester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hills Grove is a ghost town in McDonough County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in McDonough County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hills Grove as a historical populated place on the Colchester 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 40.3892° N, 90.8707° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColchester
Elevation641 ft
Nearest living townTennessee, IL
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1824384
Coordinates40.38921, -90.87069

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What's there now

Hills Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tennessee, IL (population 132), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 641 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 Hills Grove?

Hills Grove is in McDonough County, Illinois, at 40.3892, -90.8707.

How many ghost towns are in McDonough County?

McDonough County, Illinois has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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