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Blue Grass

Ghost town · Vermilion County, Illinois

Potomac quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Potomac quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blue Grass is a ghost town in Vermilion County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Vermilion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blue Grass as a historical populated place on the Potomac 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 40.3575° N, 87.8259° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePotomac
Elevation729 ft
Nearest living townPotomac, IL
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1823596
Coordinates40.35754, -87.82586

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What's there now

Blue Grass is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Potomac, IL (population 612), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 729 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 Blue Grass?

Blue Grass is in Vermilion County, Illinois, at 40.3575, -87.8259.

How many ghost towns are in Vermilion County?

Vermilion County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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