Wayfarrow

Little Ireland

Ghost town · McDonough County, Illinois

Macomb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Macomb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Little Ireland 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 Little Ireland as a historical populated place on the Macomb 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 40.4939° N, 90.7237° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMacomb
Elevation717 ft
Nearest living townGeorgetown, IL
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1824404
Coordinates40.49393, -90.72374

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Little Ireland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Georgetown, IL (population 346), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 717 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Little Ireland?

Little Ireland is in McDonough County, Illinois, at 40.4939, -90.7237.

How many ghost towns are in McDonough County?

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

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.