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Jordanville

Ghost town · Morgan County, Illinois

Virginia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Virginia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jordanville is a ghost town in Morgan County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jordanville as a historical populated place on the Prentice 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 39.8581° N, 90.0976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrentice
Elevation615 ft
Nearest living townAshland, IL
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1822115
Coordinates39.85810, -90.09762

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What's there now

Jordanville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ashland, IL (population 1,001), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 615 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 Jordanville?

Jordanville is in Morgan County, Illinois, at 39.8581, -90.0976.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Illinois has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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