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Valley Creek

Ghost town · Stephenson County, Illinois

Freeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Freeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Valley Creek is a ghost town in Stephenson County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Stephenson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Valley Creek as a historical populated place on the Freeport East 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 42.2589° N, 89.5426° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFreeport East
Elevation804 ft
Nearest living townRidott, IL
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1821277
Coordinates42.25891, -89.54261

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What's there now

Valley Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ridott, IL (population 130), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 804 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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