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Pinhook

Ghost town · Fayette County, Illinois

Vandalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Vandalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pinhook is a ghost town in Fayette County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pinhook as a historical populated place on the Vandalia 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 38.9103° N, 89.0342° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVandalia
Elevation546 ft
Nearest living townVandalia, IL
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1773097
Coordinates38.91032, -89.03423

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What's there now

Pinhook is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vandalia, IL (population 6,041), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 546 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 Pinhook?

Pinhook is in Fayette County, Illinois, at 38.9103, -89.0342.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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