Sudduth
Ghost town · Sangamon County, Illinois

Sudduth is a ghost town in Sangamon County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Sangamon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sudduth as a historical populated place on the Loami 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 39.7051° N, 89.8159° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Loami |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 633 ft |
| Nearest living town | Loami, IL |
| Distance to it | 2.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 423216 |
| Coordinates | 39.70505, -89.81594 |
What's there now
Sudduth is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Loami, IL (population 830), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 633 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Maxwellghost town · Sangamon County · 6.7 mi
- Sugar Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Sangamon County · 9.3 mi
- Appalokiaghost town · Morgan County · 12.1 mi
- Lemmonghost town · Sangamon County · 12.1 mi
- Jordanvilleghost town · Morgan County · 18.3 mi
- Gurneyghost town · Cass County · 18.3 mi
- New Salemghost town · Menard County · 19 mi
- Browntonghost town · Morgan County · 20.4 mi
- Campbellsburgghost town · Christian County · 21.1 mi
- Davisghost town · Morgan County · 21.5 mi
- Savageghost town · Morgan County · 21.7 mi
- Sylvanghost town · Cass County · 23.6 mi
Questions
Where is Sudduth?
Sudduth is in Sangamon County, Illinois, at 39.7051, -89.8159.
How many ghost towns are in Sangamon County?
Sangamon County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.