The land has since been cleared and is now farmland. Two general stores served the area. James Dunahew ran one while George Isaac operated the other. The blacksmith shop was usually located beside or behind the general stores. The village blacksmith was James Green.
Landmarks are important to communities.
Since fire was a problem in the remotely wooded community, in the 1930's the State of Illinois built a fire tower on top of the tallest hill in the community. Local people staffed the tower, which was enclosed, to watch for fires and report them to the U. S. Forestry Department. The tower was dismantled in the mid-1970's. Few buildings in Aden are left standing. One building still standing in Aden is the Friendly Zion General Baptist Church.