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Moores

Ghost town · Pike County, Illinois

Bowling Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500)
Bowling Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Moores is a ghost town in Pike County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Pike County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moores as a historical populated place on the Louisiana 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 39.4995° N, 91.0126° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLouisiana
Elevation450 ft
Nearest living townRockport, IL
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1725480
Coordinates39.49949, -91.01263

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What's there now

Moores is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockport, IL (population 48), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 450 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 Moores?

Moores is in Pike County, Illinois, at 39.4995, -91.0126.

How many ghost towns are in Pike County?

Pike County, Illinois has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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