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Illinois Bend

Ghost town · Montague County, Texas

Leon North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Leon North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Illinois Bend is a ghost town in Montague County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Montague County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Illinois Bend 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 33.8817° N, 97.4872° W.

Key facts

Elevation774 ft
Nearest living townLeon, OK
Distance to it3.3 miles
Coordinates33.88170, -97.48720

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What's there now

Illinois Bend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leon, OK (population 69), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 774 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 Illinois Bend?

Illinois Bend is in Montague County, Texas, at 33.8817, -97.4872.

How many ghost towns are in Montague County?

Montague County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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