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Tuscumbia

Ghost town · Fulton County, Illinois

Vermont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Vermont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tuscumbia is a ghost town in Fulton County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Illinois, United States of America. It is one of 14 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. No county in Illinois has more among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuscumbia as a historical populated place: 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 40.4136° N, 90.3025° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townSmithfield, IL
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates40.41360, -90.30250

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What's there now

Tuscumbia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithfield, IL (population 169), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Tuscumbia?

Tuscumbia is in Fulton County, Illinois, at 40.4136, -90.3025.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Illinois has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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