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Culton

Ghost town · LaSalle County, Illinois

Lasalle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Lasalle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Culton is a ghost town in LaSalle County, Illinois. It is one of 7 former communities in LaSalle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Culton as a historical populated place on the Troy Grove 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 41.4842° N, 89.1173° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTroy Grove
Elevation694 ft
Nearest living townTroy Grove, IL
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1748278
Coordinates41.48420, -89.11731

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What's there now

Culton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Troy Grove, IL (population 269), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 694 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 Culton?

Culton is in LaSalle County, Illinois, at 41.4842, -89.1173.

How many ghost towns are in LaSalle County?

LaSalle County, Illinois has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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