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Myersville

Ghost town · Vermilion County, Illinois

Hoopeston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Hoopeston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Myersville is a ghost town in Vermilion County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Vermilion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Myersville as a historical populated place on the Henning 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 40.2659° N, 87.6406° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHenning
Elevation624 ft
Nearest living townBismarck, IL
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1823633
Coordinates40.26587, -87.64058

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What's there now

Myersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bismarck, IL (population 510), about 1.6 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 Myersville?

Myersville is in Vermilion County, Illinois, at 40.2659, -87.6406.

How many ghost towns are in Vermilion County?

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

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