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Kedron

Ghost town · Henry County, Illinois

Annawan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Annawan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kedron is a ghost town in Henry County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Henry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kedron as a historical populated place on the Annawan 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 41.4684° N, 89.8765° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAnnawan
Elevation609 ft
Nearest living townHooppole, IL
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID422860
Coordinates41.46837, -89.87650

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What's there now

Kedron is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hooppole, IL (population 174), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 609 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 Kedron?

Kedron is in Henry County, Illinois, at 41.4684, -89.8765.

How many ghost towns are in Henry County?

Henry County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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