Gurney, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Gurney is a ghost town
in Cass County, Illinois
, United States
. Gurney was located in Ashland Township
, on Illinois Route 125
between Philadelphia
and Ashland
.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Cass County, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Gurney was located in Ashland Township
Ashland Township, Cass County, Illinois
Ashland Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,440.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Ashland Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...
, on Illinois Route 125
Illinois Route 125
Illinois Route 125 is a major highway in the central portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. Illinois 125 runs east from the concurrent U.S...
between Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Illinois
Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois, United States. Philadelphia is located on Illinois Route 125 southeast of Virginia. Vernon Huber, the 36th Governor of American Samoa, was born in Philadelphia....
and Ashland
Ashland, Illinois
Ashland is a village in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ashland is located at ....
.
