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White Oak Springs

Ghost town · Brown County, Illinois

Mt Sterling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Mt Sterling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Oak Springs is a ghost town in Brown County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Brown County, Illinois, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Brown County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Oak Springs as a historical populated place on the Mount Sterling 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 39.8834° N, 90.8174° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Sterling
Elevation685 ft
Nearest living townMount Sterling, IL
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2040043
Coordinates39.88338, -90.81735

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What's there now

White Oak Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Sterling, IL (population 1,949), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 685 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 White Oak Springs?

White Oak Springs is in Brown County, Illinois, at 39.8834, -90.8174.

How many ghost towns are in Brown County?

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

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.