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Waterford

Ghost town · Fulton County, Illinois

Havana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Havana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Waterford 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 Waterford as a historical populated place on the Duncan Mills 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 40.3389° N, 90.1298° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDuncan Mills
Elevation461 ft
Nearest living townLewistown, IL
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1802174
Coordinates40.33893, -90.12984

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What's there now

Waterford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lewistown, IL (population 1,828), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 461 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 Waterford?

Waterford is in Fulton County, Illinois, at 40.3389, -90.1298.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

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

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