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Stewardsville

Ghost town · McDonough County, Illinois

Macomb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Macomb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stewardsville 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 Stewardsville as a historical populated place on the Industry 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 40.3075° N, 90.5824° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndustry
Elevation668 ft
Nearest living townIndustry, IL
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1824476
Coordinates40.30754, -90.58235

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What's there now

Stewardsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Industry, IL (population 633), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 668 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 Stewardsville?

Stewardsville is in McDonough County, Illinois, at 40.3075, -90.5824.

How many ghost towns are in McDonough County?

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

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