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Sulphur Springs

Ghost town · Williamson County, Illinois

Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sulphur Springs is a ghost town in Williamson County, Illinois. It is one of 5 former communities in Williamson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sulphur Springs as a historical populated place on the Creal Springs 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 37.6048° N, 88.8415° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCreal Springs
Elevation514 ft
Nearest living townCreal Springs, IL
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1824237
Coordinates37.60477, -88.84145

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What's there now

Sulphur Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Creal Springs, IL (population 354), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 514 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 Sulphur Springs?

Sulphur Springs is in Williamson County, Illinois, at 37.6048, -88.8415.

How many ghost towns are in Williamson County?

Williamson County, Illinois has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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