Ghost Towns in the Fairbury area

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There were six ghost towns in the Fairbury area. These include Avoca, Cassville, Champlin, Lodemia, Potosi Corner, and Rosealthe.

 

  1. Avoca
    1. Article about exact location of the village of Avoca.
    2. Map showing street names in the village of Avoca.
    3. Blade article about Wiley Sparks, pioneer Avoca village settler.
    4. Blade article about the Jerking phenomena at the Avoca village Methodist Church.
  2. Cassville
    1. This ghost town is shown on an 1854 railroad map, but no other information has been found about this ghost town.  The 1854 railroad map.
    2. Dale C. Maley article about the mystery of Cassville, Illinois.
    3. Link to a Dale C. Maley file on trying to research the origins of Cassville, Illinois.
  3. Champlin
    1. See 2020 Blade story below
  4. Lodemia
    1. 2020 Blade article by Dale C. Maley covering the history of Lodemia.
  5. Potosi Corner
    1. 1976 Blade newspaper article by Cindy Sands about Potosi Corner
  6. Rosealthe (also spelled as Rosalthe)
    1. Circa 1881 listing the Rosalthe post office and Mr. Herr as Postmaster
    2. Also see 2020 Blade story below
  7. Stories including several of these ghost towns.
    1. 2020 Blade story covering most of the ghost towns in the Fairbury area.
    2. Map by Dale C. Maley showing location of Avoca village and Lodemia.
    3. WJEZ radio interview with Dale C. Maley reviewing several Fairbury area ghost towns.
    4. 2024 presentation by Dale C. Maley at the Dominy Memorial Library covering most of the Fairbury area ghost towns.
    5. 2019 presentation by Dale C. Maley covering all 58 ghost towns in Livingston County. The Fairbury area ghost towns are included in this presentation.