New as of September 9, 2025!
We first created our 429 sites map of Illinois UGRR places with GIS help from Mary Ton, Digital Humanities Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
We shared it at the second Freedom Corridor conference in February 2025.
More recently, Marynia Kolak, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Geographic Information Science, geolocated the sites we identified into the 102 counties of Illinois. Much gratitude to Mary and Marynia.
We share here the list below to enable others to use and improve this dataset. Please share any findings and check back for more information. Direct questions to Kate Williams-McWorter, katewill@illinois.edu.
| ID | City | County |
| 1 | Adams | Adams |
| 2 | Camp Point Township | Adams |
| 3 | Liberty Island | Adams |
| 4 | Liberty Township | Adams |
| 5 | Mendon | Adams |
| 6 | Payson | Adams |
| 7 | Quincy | Adams |
| 8 | Cache | Alexander |
| 9 | Cairo | Alexander |
| 10 | Tamms | Alexander |
| 11 | Greenville | Bond |
| 12 | Reno | Bond |
| 13 | Belvidere | Boone |
| 14 | Elkhorn | Brown |
| 15 | Boyd’s Grove | Bureau |
| 16 | Dover | Bureau |
| 17 | Indian Town | Bureau |
| 18 | La Moille | Bureau |
| 19 | Neposet | Bureau |
| 20 | Princeton | Bureau |
| 21 | Providence | Bureau |
| 22 | Tiskilwa | Bureau |
| 23 | Cherry Grove | Carroll |
| 24 | Cass | Cass |
| 25 | Chandlerville | Cass |
| 26 | Homer | Champaign |
| 27 | Urbana | Champaign |
| 28 | Pana | Christian |
| 29 | Carlyle | Clinton |
| 30 | Oakland | Coles |
| 31 | Bloom | Cook |
| 32 | Blue Island | Cook |
| 33 | Calumet | Cook |
| 34 | Chicago | Cook |
| 35 | Dolton | Cook |
| 36 | Evanston (was Ridgeville) | Cook |
| 37 | Ford Heights | Cook |
| 38 | Glencoe | Cook |
| 39 | Glenwood | Cook |
| 40 | Indian Head Park | Cook |
| 41 | Lakeview | Cook |
| 42 | Lyons | Cook |
| 43 | Maywood | Cook |
| 44 | N— Hill | Cook |
| 45 | Richton Park | Cook |
| 46 | Riverdale | Cook |
| 47 | Riverside | Cook |
| 48 | Robbins | Cook |
| 49 | South Chicago Heights | Cook |
| 50 | South Holland | Cook |
| 51 | Temperance Hill | Cook |
| 52 | Thornton | Cook |
| 53 | Dekalb | Dekalb |
| 54 | Genoa | Dekalb |
| 55 | Sandwich | Dekalb |
| 56 | Somonauk | Dekalb |
| 57 | South Grove | Dekalb |
| 58 | Sycamore | Dekalb |
| 59 | Downers Grove | Dupage |
| 60 | Gary’s Mill | Dupage |
| 61 | Glen Ellyn | Dupage |
| 62 | Hinsdale | Dupage |
| 63 | Lombard | Dupage |
| 64 | Naperville | Dupage |
| 65 | Oak Brook | Dupage |
| 66 | Ontarioville | Dupage |
| 67 | Warrenville | Dupage |
| 68 | Wayne Center | Dupage |
| 69 | West Chicago | Dupage |
| 70 | Wheaton | Dupage |
| 71 | Crisman | Edgar |
| 72 | Scotland | Edgar |
| 73 | Vermillion | Edgar |
| 74 | Vandalia | Fayette |
| 75 | Ronerts | Ford |
| 76 | Africa | Franklin |
| 77 | Benton | Franklin |
| 78 | Thompsonville | Franklin |
| 79 | West Frankfort | Franklin |
| 80 | <source named the county itself> | Fulton |
| 81 | Bernadotte | Fulton |
| 82 | Canton | Fulton |
| 83 | Cuba | Fulton |
| 84 | Farmington | Fulton |
| 85 | Harlan’s Barn | Fulton |
| 86 | Ipava | Fulton |
| 87 | London Mills | Fulton |
| 88 | Smithfield | Fulton |
| 89 | Table Grove | Fulton |
| 90 | Vermont | Fulton |
| 91 | Bowlesville | Gallatin |
| 92 | Equality | Gallatin |
| 93 | Gold Hill | Gallatin |
| 94 | Omaha | Gallatin |
| 95 | Shawneetown | Gallatin |
| 96 | Carrollton | Greene |
| 97 | <source named the county itself> | Grundy |
| 98 | Morris | Grundy |
| 99 | McLeansboro | Hamilton |
| 100 | <source named the county itself> | Hancock |
| 101 | Augusta | Hancock |
| 102 | Carthage | Hancock |
| 103 | La Harpe | Hancock |
| 104 | Plymouth | Hancock |
| 105 | Pontoosuc | Hancock |
| 106 | Elizabethtown | Hardin |
| 107 | Oquawka | Henderson |
| 108 | Andover | Henry |
| 109 | Cambridge | Henry |
| 110 | Geneseo | Henry |
| 111 | Kewanee | Henry |
| 112 | Wethersfield | Henry |
| 113 | Carbondale | Jackson |
| 114 | De Soto | Jackson |
| 115 | Elkville | Jackson |
| 116 | Grand Tower | Jackson |
| 117 | Murphysboro | Jackson |
| 118 | Pomona | Jackson |
| 119 | Shawnee National Forest | Jackson |
| 120 | Elsah | Jersey |
| 121 | Grafton | Jersey |
| 122 | Jerseyville | Jersey |
| 123 | Galena | Jo Daviess |
| 124 | Elvira | Johnson |
| 125 | Vienna | Johnson |
| 126 | Aurora | Kane |
| 127 | Batavia | Kane |
| 128 | Burlington | Kane |
| 129 | Dundee | Kane |
| 130 | Elgin | Kane |
| 131 | Geneva | Kane |
| 132 | St. Charles | Kane |
| 133 | Sugar Grove | Kane |
| 134 | <source named the county itself> | Kendall |
| 135 | Big Grove Township | Kendall |
| 136 | Lisbon | Kendall |
| 137 | Newark | Kendall |
| 138 | Oswego | Kendall |
| 139 | Plattville | Kendall |
| 140 | Yorkville | Kendall |
| 141 | Elba Township | Knox |
| 142 | Galesburg | Knox |
| 143 | Knoxville | Knox |
| 144 | Ontario Township | Knox |
| 145 | Fall River | La Salle |
| 146 | Freedom | La Salle |
| 147 | Lowell | La Salle |
| 148 | Streator | La Salle |
| 149 | Buffalo Grove | Lake |
| 150 | Deerfield | Lake |
| 151 | Gage’s Lake | Lake |
| 152 | Gurnee | Lake |
| 153 | Millburn | Lake |
| 154 | Shields | Lake |
| 155 | Waukegan | Lake |
| 156 | <source named the county itself> | LaSalle |
| 157 | LaSalle | Lasalle |
| 158 | Mendota | Lasalle |
| 159 | Northville | Lasalle |
| 160 | Ottawa | Lasalle |
| 161 | Peru | Lasalle |
| 162 | Prairie Center | Lasalle |
| 163 | Richland Township | Lasalle |
| 164 | Seneca | Lasalle |
| 165 | Troy Grove | Lasalle |
| 166 | Pinkstaff | Lawrence |
| 167 | Amboy | Lee |
| 168 | Dixon | Lee |
| 169 | Lee Center | Lee |
| 170 | Paw Paw | Lee |
| 171 | Prairieville | Lee |
| 172 | <source named the county itself> | Livingston |
| 173 | Bruce Township | Livingston |
| 174 | Dwight | Livingston |
| 175 | Eppard’s Point | Livingston |
| 176 | Esmen | Livingston |
| 177 | Newtown Township | Livingston |
| 178 | Odell | Livingston |
| 179 | Pontiac | Livingston |
| 180 | Strawn’s Place | Livingston |
| 181 | Sunbury | Livingston |
| 182 | Sunbury Township | Livingston |
| 183 | Decatur | Macon |
| 184 | Brighton | Macoupin |
| 185 | Bunker Hill | Macoupin |
| 186 | Carlinville | Macoupin |
| 187 | Alhambra | Madison |
| 188 | Alton | Madison |
| 189 | Collinsville | Madison |
| 190 | Edwardsville | Madison |
| 191 | Godfrey | Madison |
| 192 | Maryville | Madison |
| 193 | Pin Oak | Madison |
| 194 | Rocky Fork | Madison |
| 195 | Upper Alton | Madison |
| 196 | Wood River | Madison |
| 197 | Worden | Madison |
| 198 | Centralia | Marion |
| 199 | Crow Creek | Marshall |
| 200 | Lawn Ridge | Marshall |
| 201 | Varna | Marshall |
| 202 | Wenona | Marshall |
| 203 | Allen | Mason |
| 204 | Forest City | Mason |
| 205 | Havana | Mason |
| 206 | Brookport | Massac |
| 207 | Joppa | Massac |
| 208 | Metropolis | Massac |
| 209 | <source named the county itself> | McDonough |
| 210 | Bushnell | McDonough |
| 211 | Chalmers | McDonough |
| 212 | Chalmers Township | McDonough |
| 213 | Industry | McDonough |
| 214 | Industry Township | McDonough |
| 215 | Macomb | McDonough |
| 216 | New Philadelphia | McDonough |
| 217 | Scotland Township | McDonough |
| 218 | Marengo | McHenry |
| 219 | Mchenry | McHenry |
| 220 | Woodstock | McHenry |
| 221 | Bloomington | McLean |
| 222 | Chenoa | McLean |
| 223 | Lexington | McLean |
| 224 | McLean | McLean |
| 225 | Towanda | McLean |
| 226 | Greenview | Menard |
| 227 | Aledo | Mercer |
| 228 | Carnahan’s Place | Mercer |
| 229 | Keithsburg | Mercer |
| 230 | New Boston | Mercer |
| 231 | New Windsor | Mercer |
| 232 | Sunbeam | Mercer |
| 233 | Donnellson | Montgomery |
| 234 | Jacksonville | Morgan |
| 235 | Lynville | Morgan |
| 236 | Waverly | Morgan |
| 237 | Bruce | Moultrie |
| 238 | Sullivan | Moultrie |
| 239 | Byron | Ogle |
| 240 | Eagle Point | Ogle |
| 241 | Grand Detour | Ogle |
| 242 | Lindonwood | Ogle |
| 243 | Mt. Morris | Ogle |
| 244 | Oregon | Ogle |
| 245 | Polo | Ogle |
| 246 | Rochelle | Ogle |
| 247 | Brimfield | Peoria |
| 248 | Elmore | Peoria |
| 249 | Elmwood | Peoria |
| 250 | Peoria | Peoria |
| 251 | Princeville | Peoria |
| 252 | Rochester (now Elmore) | Peoria |
| 253 | Du Quion | Perry |
| 254 | Pinckneyville | Perry |
| 255 | Tamaroa | Perry |
| 256 | Griggsville | Pike |
| 257 | New Philadelphia | Pike |
| 258 | Pleasant Hill | Pike |
| 259 | Golconda | Pope |
| 260 | Miller Grove | Pope |
| 261 | New Liberty | Pope |
| 262 | America | Pulaski |
| 263 | Mounds | Pulaski |
| 264 | Pulaski | Pulaski |
| 265 | Ullin | Pulaski |
| 266 | Villa Ridge | Pulaski |
| 267 | Florid | Putnam |
| 268 | Granville | Putnam |
| 269 | Hennepin | Putnam |
| 270 | Magnolia | Putnam |
| 271 | Mt. Palatine | Putnam |
| 272 | Putnam | Putnam |
| 273 | Senachwine | Putnam |
| 274 | Chester | Randolph |
| 275 | Coulterville | Randolph |
| 276 | Eden | Randolph |
| 277 | Prairie du Rocher | Randolph |
| 278 | Rockwood | Randolph |
| 279 | Sparta | Randolph |
| 280 | Hillsdale | Rock Island |
| 281 | Moline | Rock Island |
| 282 | Port Byron | Rock Island |
| 283 | Rock Island | Rock Island |
| 284 | Carrier Mills | Saline |
| 285 | Harrisburg | Saline |
| 286 | Pond Settlement | Saline |
| 287 | Berlin | Sangamon |
| 288 | Chatham | Sangamon |
| 289 | Farmingdale | Sangamon |
| 290 | N— Spring | Sangamon |
| 291 | Springfield | Sangamon |
| 292 | Birmingham Township | Schuyler |
| 293 | Brooklyn Township | Schuyler |
| 294 | Huntsville Township | Schuyler |
| 295 | Winchester | Scott |
| 296 | Belleville | St. Clair |
| 297 | Brooklyn / Lovejoy | St. Clair |
| 298 | Caseyville | St. Clair |
| 299 | Lebanon | St. Clair |
| 300 | Marissa | St. Clair |
| 301 | O’Fallon | St. Clair |
| 302 | Bradford | Stark |
| 303 | Elmira | Stark |
| 304 | Elmira Township | Stark |
| 305 | Osceola | Stark |
| 306 | Osceola Township | Stark |
| 307 | Toulon | Stark |
| 308 | West Jersey | Stark |
| 309 | Freeport | Stephenson |
| 310 | Silver Creek | Stephenson |
| 311 | Wood Station | Stephenson |
| 312 | Delavan | Tazewell |
| 313 | Devalan | Tazewell |
| 314 | Dillon | Tazewell |
| 315 | Elm Grove Township | Tazewell |
| 316 | Equal Rights | Tazewell |
| 317 | Howell | Tazewell |
| 318 | Locust Grove | Tazewell |
| 319 | Lucust Grove | Tazewell |
| 320 | Lyonsville | Tazewell |
| 321 | Morton | Tazewell |
| 322 | New Harmony | Tazewell |
| 323 | Pekin | Tazewell |
| 324 | Tremont | Tazewell |
| 325 | Washington | Tazewell |
| 326 | Anna | Union |
| 327 | Cobden | Union |
| 328 | Eldorado | Union |
| 329 | Jonesboro | Union |
| 330 | Makanda | Union |
| 331 | Newtown | Vermilion |
| 332 | Hazelton | Wabash |
| 333 | Monmouth | Warren |
| 334 | Roseville | Warren |
| 335 | Nashville | Washington |
| 336 | Oakdale | Washington |
| 337 | Richview | Washington |
| 338 | Round Prairie | Wayne |
| 339 | Carmi | White |
| 340 | Grayville | White |
| 341 | Albany | Whiteside |
| 342 | Erie | Whiteside |
| 343 | Fenton | Whiteside |
| 344 | Fulton City | Whiteside |
| 345 | Genesee Grove | Whiteside |
| 346 | Lyndon | Whiteside |
| 347 | Prophetstown | Whiteside |
| 348 | Rock Falls | Whiteside |
| 349 | Sterling | Whiteside |
| 350 | Union Grove | Whiteside |
| 351 | Bebee’s Grove | Will |
| 352 | Channahon | Will |
| 353 | Crete | Will |
| 354 | Elwood | Will |
| 355 | Frankfort | Will |
| 356 | Frankfort Station | Will |
| 357 | Gooding’s Grove | Will |
| 358 | Hadley | Will |
| 359 | Homer Glen | Will |
| 360 | Homer Township | Will |
| 361 | Joliet | Will |
| 362 | Lockport | Will |
| 363 | Mokena | Will |
| 364 | New Lenox | Will |
| 365 | Park Forest | Will |
| 366 | Peotone | Will |
| 367 | Plainfield | Will |
| 368 | Thorn Creek Woods | Will |
| 369 | Troy Township | Will |
| 370 | Wilmington | Will |
| 371 | Colp | Williamson |
| 372 | Dewmaine | Williamson |
| 373 | Freeman Spur | Williamson |
| 374 | Marion | Williamson |
| 375 | Rockford | Winnebago |
| 376 | Rockwell | Winnebago |
| 377 | Cazenovia | Woodford |
| 378 | Low Point | Woodford |
| 379 | Metamora | Woodford |
| 380 | Woodford | Woodford |
| 381 | Crlyle | <duplicate> |
| 382 | Downer’s Grove | <duplicate> |
| 383 | Eppard Point | <duplicate> |
| 384 | Eppard’s Place | <duplicate> |
| 385 | Galesburg | <duplicate> |
| 386 | Genesco | <duplicate> |
| 387 | LaHarpe | <duplicate> |
| 388 | Laharpe | <duplicate> |
| 389 | Lamoille | <duplicate> |
| 390 | Lee Centre | <duplicate> |
| 391 | LeMoillle | <duplicate> |
| 392 | Lharpe | <duplicate> |
| 393 | Ontario | <duplicate> |
| 394 | Ottawa | <duplicate> |
| 395 | Peru-Lasalle | <duplicate> |
| 396 | Providence | <duplicate> |
| 397 | Springfield | <duplicate> |
| 398 | Crown Point | <out of state> |
| 399 | Michigan City | <out of state> |
| 400 | New Buffalo | <out of state> |
| 401 | Augustana | <this place did not map> |
| 402 | Bayne’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 403 | Bimbay | <this place did not map> |
| 404 | Birge’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 405 | Broad Oaks | <this place did not map> |
| 406 | Burge’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 407 | Carnahan | <this place did not map> |
| 408 | Carnahan’s | <this place did not map> |
| 409 | Circleville | <this place did not map> |
| 410 | Crosby’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 411 | Devil’s Point | <this place did not map> |
| 412 | Dewitt’s | <this place did not map> |
| 413 | Ebenezer Hollow | <this place did not map> |
| 414 | Grayson | <this place did not map> |
| 415 | Higginbotham | <this place did not map> |
| 416 | Holland’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 417 | Hunterstown | <this place did not map> |
| 418 | Low Moor | <this place did not map> |
| 419 | Mccory’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 420 | McLaughlin’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 421 | Miles’ Place | <this place did not map> |
| 422 | Miter’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 423 | N— Settlement | <this place did not map> |
| 424 | Naues | <this place did not map> |
| 425 | Phillip’s Place | <this place did not map> |
| 426 | Salu | <this place did not map> |
| 427 | Sardinia | <this place did not map> |
| 428 | Simbury | <this place did not map> |
| 429 | White’s Place | <this place did not map> |