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Mineral Springs

Ghost town · Whiteside County, Illinois

Erie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Erie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mineral Springs is a ghost town in Whiteside County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Whiteside County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mineral Springs as a historical populated place on the Erie 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 41.7125° N, 90.1062° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleErie
Elevation624 ft
Nearest living townErie, IL
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1824061
Coordinates41.71253, -90.10623

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What's there now

Mineral Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Erie, IL (population 1,658), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 624 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 Mineral Springs?

Mineral Springs is in Whiteside County, Illinois, at 41.7125, -90.1062.

How many ghost towns are in Whiteside County?

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

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