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Morgan City

Ghost town · Morgan County, Illinois

Arenzville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Arenzville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Morgan City is a ghost town in Morgan County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Morgan City as a historical populated place on the Chapin 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 39.7639° N, 90.4293° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChapin
Elevation641 ft
Nearest living townChapin, IL
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1822121
Coordinates39.76393, -90.42929

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What's there now

Morgan City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chapin, IL (population 618), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 641 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 Morgan City?

Morgan City is in Morgan County, Illinois, at 39.7639, -90.4293.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

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

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