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Ghost town · DuPage County, Illinois
Tedens is a ghost town in DuPage County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Illinois, United States of America. It is the only former community in DuPage County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tedens as a historical populated place on the Sag Bridge 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 41.6945° N, 87.9728° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sag Bridge |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Lemont, IL |
| Distance to it | 1.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2044162 |
| Coordinates | 41.69448, -87.97284 |
What's there now
Tedens is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lemont, IL (population 17,643), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
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- Millsdaleghost town · Will County · 20.5 mi
- Irondaleghost town · Cook County · 22.3 mi
- Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 23.3 mi
- 68th Street Crib Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 23.7 mi
- Chicago Harbor Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 23.9 mi
- Lincoln Squareghost town · Cook County · 24.3 mi
- William E. Dever Crib Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 25.2 mi
- Four Mile Crib Lightlighthouse · Cook County · 25.3 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.