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Hitesville

Ghost town · Coles County, Illinois

Oakland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Oakland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hitesville as a historical populated place: 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 39.5003° N, 88.0439° W.

Key facts

Elevation669 ft
Nearest living townAshmore, IL
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates39.50028, -88.04389

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What's there now

Hitesville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ashmore, IL (population 750), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 669 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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