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Tacaogane

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Illinois

Dongola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Dongola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tacaogane is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States of America. It is the only former community in Pulaski County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tacaogane as a historical populated place: 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 37.3239° N, 89.1667° W.

Key facts

Elevation356 ft
Nearest living townDongola, IL
Distance to it2.3 miles
Coordinates37.32389, -89.16667

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What's there now

Tacaogane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dongola, IL (population 576), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 356 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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