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Totten Prairie

Ghost town · Fulton County, Illinois

Vermont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Vermont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Totten Prairie is a ghost town in Fulton County, Illinois. It is one of 14 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. No county in Illinois has more among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Totten Prairie 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 40.4640° N, 90.2670° W.

Key facts

Elevation654 ft
Nearest living townSmithfield, IL
Distance to it1.6 miles
Coordinates40.46403, -90.26697

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What's there now

Totten Prairie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithfield, IL (population 169), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 654 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 Totten Prairie?

Totten Prairie is in Fulton County, Illinois, at 40.4640, -90.2670.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Illinois has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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