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Bowling Green

Ghost town · Woodford County, Illinois

Danvers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Danvers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowling Green is a ghost town in Woodford County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Woodford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowling Green as a historical populated place on the Secor 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 40.6631° N, 89.1729° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSecor
Elevation759 ft
Nearest living townCongerville, IL
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1824255
Coordinates40.66309, -89.17286

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What's there now

Bowling Green is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Congerville, IL (population 723), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 759 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 Bowling Green?

Bowling Green is in Woodford County, Illinois, at 40.6631, -89.1729.

How many ghost towns are in Woodford County?

Woodford County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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