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Quaker

Ghost town · Edgar County, Illinois

Ridge Farm quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Ridge Farm quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Quaker is a ghost town in Edgar County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Edgar County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Quaker as a historical populated place on the Scottland 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 39.8611° N, 87.5603° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScottland
Elevation639 ft
Nearest living townDana, IN
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1736536
Coordinates39.86115, -87.56030

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What's there now

Quaker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dana, IN (population 650), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 639 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 Quaker?

Quaker is in Edgar County, Illinois, at 39.8611, -87.5603.

How many ghost towns are in Edgar County?

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

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