Wayfarrow

Spring Creek Settlement

Ghost town · McDonough County, Illinois

La Harpe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
La Harpe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Creek Settlement as a historical populated place on the Blandinsville 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 40.5381° N, 90.7765° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlandinsville
Elevation738 ft
Nearest living townSciota, IL
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1824474
Coordinates40.53810, -90.77652

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Spring Creek Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sciota, IL (population 72), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 738 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Spring Creek Settlement?

Spring Creek Settlement is in McDonough County, Illinois, at 40.5381, -90.7765.

How many ghost towns are in McDonough County?

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

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.