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Mills Prairie

Ghost town · Edwards County, Illinois

Sumner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Sumner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mills Prairie is a ghost town in Edwards County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Edwards County, Illinois, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Edwards County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mills Prairie as a historical populated place on the Berryville 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 38.5042° N, 87.9709° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBerryville
Elevation426 ft
Nearest living townWest Salem, IL
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1808162
Coordinates38.50422, -87.97087

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What's there now

Mills Prairie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Salem, IL (population 769), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 426 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 Mills Prairie?

Mills Prairie is in Edwards County, Illinois, at 38.5042, -87.9709.

How many ghost towns are in Edwards County?

Edwards County, Illinois has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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