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Campbellsburg

Ghost town · Christian County, Illinois

Taylorville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Taylorville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Campbellsburg is a ghost town in Christian County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Christian County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Campbellsburg as a historical populated place on the Edinburg 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 39.6837° N, 89.4204° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEdinburg
Elevation591 ft
Nearest living townEdinburg, IL
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1811214
Coordinates39.68366, -89.42037

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What's there now

Campbellsburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Edinburg, IL (population 1,163), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 591 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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