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Sonora

Ghost town · Hancock County, Illinois

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

Sonora 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 Sonora as a historical populated place on the Hamilton 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 40.4942° N, 91.3549° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHamilton
Elevation515 ft
Nearest living townSandusky, IA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1812508
Coordinates40.49421, -91.35487

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What's there now

Sonora is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sandusky, IA (population 355), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 515 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 Sonora?

Sonora is in Hancock County, Illinois, at 40.4942, -91.3549.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

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

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