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White Willow

Ghost town · Kendall County, Illinois

Morris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Morris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Willow is a ghost town in Kendall County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Kendall County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Willow as a historical populated place on the Lisbon 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 41.4748° N, 88.3848° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLisbon
Elevation594 ft
Nearest living townLisbon, IL
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1808743
Coordinates41.47475, -88.38479

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What's there now

White Willow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lisbon, IL (population 300), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 594 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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