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New Castle

Ghost town · Tazewell County, Illinois

Mackinaw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Mackinaw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Castle is a ghost town in Tazewell County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Tazewell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Castle as a historical populated place on the Mackinaw 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 40.5786° N, 89.3612° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMackinaw
Elevation756 ft
Nearest living townHeritage Lake, IL
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1811160
Coordinates40.57865, -89.36120

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What's there now

New Castle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Heritage Lake, IL (population 1,708), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 756 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 New Castle?

New Castle is in Tazewell County, Illinois, at 40.5786, -89.3612.

How many ghost towns are in Tazewell County?

Tazewell County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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