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Sweet Home

Ghost town · Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Elizabeth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Elizabeth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sweet Home is a ghost town in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It is one of 8 former communities in Jo Daviess County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sweet Home as a historical populated place on the Elizabeth NE 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 42.4664° N, 90.0460° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElizabeth NE
Elevation902 ft
Nearest living townWarren, IL
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1815811
Coordinates42.46640, -90.04596

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What's there now

Sweet Home is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Warren, IL (population 1,439), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 902 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 Sweet Home?

Sweet Home is in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, at 42.4664, -90.0460.

How many ghost towns are in Jo Daviess County?

Jo Daviess County, Illinois has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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