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Saline Valley Store

Ghost town · Saline County, Illinois

Equality quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Equality quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Saline Valley Store is a ghost town in Saline County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Saline County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Saline Valley Store as a historical populated place on the Rudement 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 37.6734° N, 88.4989° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRudement
Elevation359 ft
Nearest living townHarrisburg, IL
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1821012
Coordinates37.67338, -88.49894

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What's there now

Saline Valley Store is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harrisburg, IL (population 8,608), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 359 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 Saline Valley Store?

Saline Valley Store is in Saline County, Illinois, at 37.6734, -88.4989.

How many ghost towns are in Saline County?

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

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