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Sanfordville

Ghost town · Whiteside County, Illinois

Sterling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500)
Sterling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sanfordville is a ghost town in Whiteside County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Whiteside County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sanfordville as a historical populated place on the Hazelhurst 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 41.9278° N, 89.6321° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHazelhurst
Elevation768 ft
Nearest living townPolo, IL
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1824106
Coordinates41.92781, -89.63206

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What's there now

Sanfordville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Polo, IL (population 2,495), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 768 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 Sanfordville?

Sanfordville is in Whiteside County, Illinois, at 41.9278, -89.6321.

How many ghost towns are in Whiteside County?

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

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