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Vanland

Ghost town · Ogle County, Illinois

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vanland as a historical populated place on the Cherry Valley 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 42.1434° N, 88.9657° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCherry Valley
Elevation749 ft
Nearest living townMonroe Center, IL
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1718947
Coordinates42.14336, -88.96566

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What's there now

Vanland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monroe Center, IL (population 415), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 749 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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