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Avoca

Ghost town · Livingston County, Illinois

Pontiac quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Pontiac quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Avoca is a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avoca as a historical populated place on the Southeast Pontiac 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 40.8061° N, 88.5181° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSoutheast Pontiac
Elevation653 ft
Nearest living townFairbury, IL
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1737540
Coordinates40.80615, -88.51811

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What's there now

Avoca is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairbury, IL (population 3,683), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 653 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 Avoca?

Avoca is in Livingston County, Illinois, at 40.8061, -88.5181.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

Livingston County, Illinois has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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