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Red Bud

Ghost town · Saline County, Illinois

Eldorado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Eldorado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Red Bud is a ghost town in Saline County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Saline County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Red Bud as a historical populated place on the Eldorado 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 37.7759° N, 88.4053° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEldorado
Elevation379 ft
Nearest living townEldorado, IL
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1821001
Coordinates37.77588, -88.40532

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What's there now

Red Bud is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eldorado, IL (population 3,762), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 379 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 Red Bud?

Red Bud is in Saline County, Illinois, at 37.7759, -88.4053.

How many ghost towns are in Saline County?

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

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