List of ghost towns in Illinois

This is a list of ghost towns in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Town name	Other name(s)	County	Disestablished	Remarks
Anderson		Macoupin
Appleton		Knox
Barr		Macoupin
Benjaminville		McLean
Bethel		Clay
Bloomfield		Edgar
Bourbonais		Bureau
Brownsville		Jackson
Brush Point		DeKalb
Bybee		Fulton
Caledonia		Putnam
Cardiff		Livingston
Cayuga		Livingston
Challacombe		Macoupin
Chamness		Williamson
Civer		Fulton
Clayville		Sangamon
Clifford		Williamson
Coltonville		DeKalb
Comer		Macoupin
Crawfordsville		Crawford
Daggett		Carroll
Dutton		Pike
Elm Point		Bond
Elton		Winnebago
Enos		Macoupin
Evans		Logan
Fillmore		Douglas
Fremont		Clinton
Gostyn	East Grove	DuPage		Now a neighborhood in Downers Grove
Green Rock		Henry		Now a neighborhood in Colona
Greenridge^[1]		Macoupin
Griffin		Clark
Griggsville Landing	Phillips Landing, Phillips Ferry	Pike
Gurney		Cass
Hagaman		Macoupin
Half Day		Lake		Annexed by Vernon Hills
Halfway		Williamson		Not confused to be the same as Halfway, known as Little Juarez.
Halfway	Little Juarez	Williamson		Not to be confused Halfway, Illinois, the one without a nickname.
Henpeck^[2]		Kane
Horace		Edgar
Jugtown		Grundy		Now part of Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Kumler		McLean
Ledford		Saline
Lemmon		Sangamon
Lexington		Edwards
Little Rock^[3]		LaSalle
Macoupin		Macoupin
McVey		Macoupin
Midway		Fulton
Miles Station	Providence	Macoupin
Mills Prairie		Edwards
Millsdale		Will
Millville		Jo Daviess
Milton		Brown
Morse		Stark
Ocoya		Livingston
Old Evansville
Old Westville
Orchard Place		Cook		Dissolved for construction of O'Hare Airport. Airport abbreviation "ORD" based on this ghost town.
Oxford Township	Oxford	Henry
Palmyra		Edwards
Papsville
Parker City	Parker	Johnson
Piankashawtown		Edwards
Reader	Reeders	Macoupin
Reeds Crossing		Boone
Riverview
Rodden		Jo Daviess
Santa Fe Park
Schoper		Macoupin
Shasta		Alexander
Shirley		McLean
Sugarville		Fulton
Sylvan		Cass
Tacaogane		Massac or Pope
Techny		Cook	1989	Now a neighborhood in Northbrook
Tedens		DuPage
Totten Prairie	Totten’s Prairie	Fulton
Tracy		Kankakee
Tuscumbia		Fulton
Vishnu Springs		McDonough
Wanborough		Edwards
Weston		DuPage	December 16, 1966	Dissolved for construction of Fermilab though several buildings remain as dorms.
Wetzel		Edgar
Whistleville		Macon		Now site of Fort Daniel Conservation Area.
White Oak Springs		Brown
Wilson		Lake

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