Wayfarrow

Mineral City

Ghost town · Hardin County, Illinois

Golconda quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Golconda quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mineral City as a historical populated place on the Rosiclare 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 37.4095° N, 88.3534° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRosiclare
Elevation339 ft
Nearest living townRosiclare, IL
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1808779
Coordinates37.40950, -88.35337

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Mineral City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rosiclare, IL (population 921), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 339 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.