Abandoned Record
About White Oak Springs
White Oak Springs is a former settlement in Buckhorn Township, Brown County, Illinois, United States. White Oak Springs was northeast of Benville and north-northwest of Morrelville.
This is a site record: what public sources say about White Oak Springs, 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 White Oak Springs is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover White Oak Springs
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.
- 1926 Mt Sterling sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1929 Mt Sterling sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Mt Sterling sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Meredosia sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Meredosia 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 White Oak Springs
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Illinois index.
- Milton8.8 mi E · Brown
- Dutton14.5 mi S · Pike
- Griggsville Landing15.7 mi SE · Pike
- Vishnu Springs38.1 mi N · McDonough
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "White Oak Springs, Illinois": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7995150.
- USGS GNIS 2040043.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).