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Millville

Ghost town · Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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

Millville is a ghost town in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, recorded as place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of 8 former communities in Jo Daviess County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Millville 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 42.4489° N, 90.0514° W.

Key facts

Elevation837 ft
Nearest living townApple River, IL
Distance to it4.3 miles
Coordinates42.44890, -90.05140

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What's there now

Millville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Apple River, IL (population 305), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 837 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Millville Town Site, South of Apple River, Illinois, USA at Apple River Canyon State Park. U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Millville Town Site, South of Apple River, Illinois, USA at Apple River Canyon State Park. U.S. National Register of Historic Places · IvoShandor / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Millville?

Millville is in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, at 42.4489, -90.0514.

How many ghost towns are in Jo Daviess County?

Jo Daviess County, Illinois has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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