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Abingdon Illinois Map

Explore Abingdon, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Abingdon, Illinois

How to Use This Abingdon, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Abingdon, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Abingdon.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Abingdon
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Knox County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.804483
Longitude	-90.401795
Population	2,951
Density	799.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61410
Area Code	815
County Seat	Galesburg
School District	Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

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About Abingdon, Illinois

Abingdon is a locality in Knox County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,951. The population density is 799.6 people per km². Abingdon is located at 40.8045°N, 90.4018°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Abingdon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61410.

Abingdon emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, a landscape defined by the relentless geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 10.0 miles south of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 189°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southwest of Knoxville. The atmosphere here carries the weight of the interior plains, where the sky claims more space than the earth, and the light at dusk bleeds a bruised purple across the western fields. Italian Slough traces a quiet, winding path through the outskirts, a modest artery in a region where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate patience. Nearby, the managed waters of Lake Bracken offer a stillness that contrasts with the seasonal churn of the surrounding farmland, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge remains a faint suggestion against the clouds, a reminder of the vast, varied terrain far beyond these local borders.

Rotary Park provides a green, communal anchor for Abingdon, marking a space where the rhythm of the day slows to the pace of falling leaves or the low hum of agricultural machinery. The history of the area is written in the sturdy, unpretentious brick architecture that lines the streets, reflecting an era when the locomotive and the harvest dictated the pulse of local commerce. Prosperity has long been tied to the soil and the industries that service the bounty of the fields, fostering a culture of pragmatic endurance. Life in Abingdon moves with an unassuming gravity, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the quiet persistence of those who call these plains home, finding beauty in the stark, honest clarity of the Midwestern light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rotary Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 072° E
Legion Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 254° W
Camp Wilderness (Private Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 148° SE
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 147° SE
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 012° N
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 020° N
Avondale Lake (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 186° S
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 012° N
Welcome to Downtown Galesburg (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 009° N
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 011° N
Cedar Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 313° NW
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.6 mi, 345° N
Citizen's Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 297° NW
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 298° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 197° S
Nature Conservancy (State Conservation Area) — 18.9 mi, 124° SE
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 263° W
Double "T" State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 132° SE
Public Triangle (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 026° NE
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 109° E
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 094° E
The Pioneers (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 094° E
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 251° W
McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 27.2 mi, 213° SW
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 27.3 mi, 213° SW
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 27.7 mi, 211° SW
Delabar State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 292° W
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 30.2 mi, 220° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.1 mi, 307° NW · 24k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.3 mi, 147° SE · 13k acres

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