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Arenzville Illinois Map

Explore Arenzville, 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 Arenzville, Illinois

How to Use This Arenzville, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Arenzville, 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 Arenzville.

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	Arenzville
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Cass County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.876992
Longitude	-90.373457
Population	367
Density	184.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62611
Area Code	217
County Seat	Virginia
School District	Triopia Community Unit School District 27

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About Arenzville, Illinois

Arenzville is a locality in Cass County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 367. The population density is 184.5 people per km². Arenzville is located at 39.8770°N, 90.3735°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Arenzville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62611.

Arenzville spreads across the level, fertile expanses of the Illinois interior, defined by the steady, persistent flow of Indian Creek as it carves through the surrounding farmland. It lies 12.5 miles northwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 10.1 miles south-southeast of Beardstown. The landscape here is defined by the deep, dark soils of the prairie, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Spunky Ridge that anchors the western view. In the quiet hours of early morning, a heavy, silver-gray mist often clings to the low-lying fields near Sugar Hollow, softening the sharp edges of the grain elevators that rise like monoliths above the crops. Four miles to the east, the Shick Shack Sand Pond State Natural Area provides a pocket of wild, sandy terrain that contrasts with the relentless geometric precision of the surrounding corn and soybean rows, while the waters of Concord Reservoir wait five miles away, reflecting the vast, unbroken sky.

Arenzville emerged from the relentless labor of mid-nineteenth-century settlers who recognized the potential in the rich, black loam of the river bottoms. The economy of Arenzville remains tethered to the rhythms of the agricultural cycle, where the pulse of the seasons dictates the pace of life, from the frantic activity of the spring planting to the hushed, dusty stillness of the autumn harvest. The architecture of the streets reflects a pragmatic, Midwestern endurance, with brick facades that have weathered decades of wind and sun, standing as quiet observers to the town's evolution. Cultural life in Arenzville is marked by long-standing traditions and a communal reliance on the land, creating a social fiber that is as resilient as the crops that define its geography. Even as the modern world encroaches, the people of Arenzville maintain a deliberate focus on their local heritage, ensuring that the history of their labor remains embedded in the very earth they till.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shick Shack Sand Pond State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 020° N
Meredosia Hill Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 251° W
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.8 mi, 296° NW · 7,396 acres
Beardstown Marsh (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 341° N
Roberts Park (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 346° N
Meredosia Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 284° W
Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 342° N
Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 342° N
Lenz Field & Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.6 mi, 147° SE
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 142° SE
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 12.5 mi, 143° SE
Community Park (Local Park) — 13.0 mi, 145° SE
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 149° SE
Woodlawn Farm Underground RR (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 128° SE
Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 046° NE
Jake's Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 055° NE
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 229° SW
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 109° E
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 24.6 mi, 274° W
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 25.8 mi, 038° NE
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 180° S
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 076° E
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 076° E
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 071° E
Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 102° E
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.5 mi, 026° NE · 5,262 acres
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 080° E
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 35.3 mi, 104° E
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 36.3 mi, 102° E

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