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Martin

Ghost town · Mercer County, Illinois

Alexis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Alexis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Martin is a ghost town in Mercer County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Mercer County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Martin as a historical populated place on the Aledo East 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 41.1473° N, 90.6371° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAledo East
Elevation704 ft
Nearest living townViola, IL
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1720181
Coordinates41.14726, -90.63708

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What's there now

Martin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Viola, IL (population 942), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 704 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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