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Quashquema

Ghost town · Hancock County, Illinois

Fort Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Fort Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Quashquema is a ghost town in Hancock County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Quashquema as a historical populated place on the Nauvoo 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 40.5500° N, 91.3865° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNauvoo
Elevation616 ft
Nearest living townNauvoo, IL
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1812503
Coordinates40.55004, -91.38654

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What's there now

Quashquema is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nauvoo, IL (population 911), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 616 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 Quashquema?

Quashquema is in Hancock County, Illinois, at 40.5500, -91.3865.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

Hancock County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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