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Saxon

Ghost town · Livingston County, Illinois

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

Saxon is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Saxon as a historical populated place on the Cullom 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 40.9150° N, 88.2514° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCullom
Elevation695 ft
Nearest living townKempton, IL
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1737677
Coordinates40.91503, -88.25144

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What's there now

Saxon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kempton, IL (population 221), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 695 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 Saxon?

Saxon is in Livingston County, Illinois, at 40.9150, -88.2514.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

Livingston County, Illinois has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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