Millville
Millville is a defunct settlement in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, located within the boundaries of Apple River Canyon State Park. Founded in 1835 and platted in 1846, the community was washed away completely by a flood in 1892.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Millville Town Site”, “Millville, IL”, and “Millville, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Apple River Canyon State Park.
Apple River Canyon State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The park was begun with land purchased by the state in 1932, as a result of a prolonged campaign led by botanist Herman Silas Pepoon; with additional acquisitions since, 1,907 acres of land have been preserved to protect much of an 8+1⁄2-mile long canyon on the Apple River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apple River and Warren.
Apple River
Village
Apple River is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Located on the southern border of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The population was 347 at the 2020 census, down from 366 in 2010. Apple River is situated 4½ miles northwest of Millville.
Warren
Village
Warren is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,323 at the 2020 census, down from 1,428 at the 2010 census. Warren was named after Warren Burnett, the first male child born at the site. Warren is situated 4½ miles northeast of Millville.
Nora
Village
Nora is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. In 2020, the population was 107, down from 121 according to the 2010 census, which was up from 118 in 2000. Nora is situated 5 miles east of Millville.
Millville
- Categories: ghost town, archaeological site, and locality
- Location: Rush Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.4489° or 42° 26′ 56″ northLongitude
-90.05151° or 90° 3′ 6″ westElevation
837 feet (255 metres)Open location code
86JFCWXX+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 151349020OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Millville” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “米爾維爾 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “米爾維爾”
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