Ghost Towns in Illinois

On the map

57 ghost towns

11% sit on public land · 3 with a free-licensed photo

131151
  • Other federal 1
  • State 3
  • Land trust 1
  • Military, DOE 1
  • Private or unlisted 51
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Illinois's ghost towns.

The largest share, 51 of 57, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

CayugaMillvilleNew Philadelphia National Historic SiteAppletonBarrBenjaminvilleBethelBourbonaisBrownsvilleBrush PointBybeeCiver
  • Other federal 1
  • State 3
  • Land trust 1
  • Military, DOE 1
  • Private or unlisted 51

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Illinois

All 57 by county

Alexander County 1

Bond County 1

Boone County 1

Brown County 2

Bureau County 1

Carroll County 1

Cass County 2

Clark County 1

Clay County 1

Clinton County 1

Coles County 1

Cook County 2

Crawford County 1

DeKalb County 2

Douglas County 1

DuPage County 2

Edwards County 4

Fulton County 6

Henry County 1

Jackson County 1

Jo Daviess County 1

Johnson County 1

Kankakee County 1

Knox County 1

Lake County 1

Livingston County 2

Macoupin County 2

McDonough County 1

McLean County 3

Pike County 3

Pulaski County 1

Saline County 1

Wabash County 1

Will County 1

Williamson County 4

Other states