Abandoned Record
About Brush Point
Brush Point was a community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States, which is now extinct. In June 1839, it was considered as one of the three potential sites for the county seat.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Brush Point, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Brush Point is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Brush Point
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1918 Kirkland sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Kirkland sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Elgin sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Brush Point
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Illinois index.
- Coltonville4.0 mi S · DeKalb
- Weston30.0 mi SE · DuPage
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Brush Point, Illinois": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4979694.
- USGS GNIS 1706058.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).