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Pilot Center

Ghost town · Kankakee County, Illinois

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

Pilot Center is a ghost town in Kankakee County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Kankakee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pilot Center as a historical populated place on the Herscher 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 41.0575° N, 88.0759° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHerscher
Elevation663 ft
Nearest living townHerscher, IL
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1810673
Coordinates41.05753, -88.07588

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What's there now

Pilot Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Herscher, IL (population 1,302), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 663 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 Pilot Center?

Pilot Center is in Kankakee County, Illinois, at 41.0575, -88.0759.

How many ghost towns are in Kankakee County?

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

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