Augusta Illinois Map

About Augusta, Illinois

Augusta is a locality in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 553. The population density is 309.0 people per km². Augusta is located at 40.2300°N, 90.9501°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Augusta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62311.

Augusta holds the quiet, expansive gravity of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and flat beneath a sky that seems to claim more than its share of the day. It lies 21.6 miles southwest of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 223°T), and is situated 16.2 miles southeast of Carthage. Williams Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the earth only a mile away, its presence marked by the thick, dark stands of timber that break the monotony of the surrounding agricultural fields. Two miles to the north, the still surface of Augusta Lake reflects the shifting colors of the afternoon, holding a cool, steady stillness that anchors the landscape. Further out, the distant, hazy silhouette of Gin Ridge interrupts the flatness of the western view, while the rugged, forested terrain of the Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area provides a sanctuary for the local deer and wild turkey that move through the underbrush at dusk.

Augusta remains defined by the deep, fertile soil that has dictated the local economy and the slow, deliberate pace of life for generations. The rhythm of the seasons here is measured by the planting and the harvest, with the grain elevators standing as the primary sentinels over the grid of streets and modest, sturdy homes. While the more dramatic topography of Rattlesnake Den Hollow lies ten miles away, the immediate surroundings of Augusta are shaped by the labor of the farm and the persistence of small-scale commerce. There is a particular quality to the light in late autumn, turning the stubble of the fields into a muted, burnished gold that catches the eye of anyone driving the narrow, straight roads that lead into the center of the village. Even as the years pass, the character of Augusta endures in the silence of the evening and the way the wind moves across the open ground, reminding those who stay that the land here expects a certain kind of patience.

About This Augusta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Augusta, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.230045, -90.950134. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Augusta includes the ZIP code (62311), telephone area code (217), county seat of Hancock County (Carthage), and school district assignment (Southeastern Community Unit School District 337).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.