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Mount Forest

Ghost town · Cook County, Illinois

Des Plaines quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500)
Des Plaines quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Forest is a ghost town in Cook County, Illinois. It is one of 6 former communities in Cook County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Forest as a historical populated place on the Palos Park 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 41.7419° N, 87.8573° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePalos Park
Elevation638 ft
Nearest living townWillow Springs, IL
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1737232
Coordinates41.74193, -87.85730

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What's there now

Mount Forest is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Willow Springs, IL (population 5,871), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 638 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 Mount Forest?

Mount Forest is in Cook County, Illinois, at 41.7419, -87.8573.

How many ghost towns are in Cook County?

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

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