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Fillmore

Ghost town · Douglas County, Illinois

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fillmore as a historical populated place on the Arthur 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 39.7134° N, 88.3812° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArthur
Elevation647 ft
Nearest living townArthur, IL
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1807749
Coordinates39.71337, -88.38116

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What's there now

Fillmore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arthur, IL (population 2,024), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 647 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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