Explore Bloomfield, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bloomfield, 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 Bloomfield.
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 | Bloomfield |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Adams County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.017198 |
| Longitude | -91.304947 |
| Population | 32 |
| Density | 25.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 62995, 61924, 62694, 62305 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| County Seat | Quincy |
| School District | Community Unit School District 4 |
Bloomfield exists where the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie meets the quiet persistence of a sky that seems to stretch toward an infinite horizon. It lies 8.0 miles northeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 43°T), and is situated 19.4 miles northeast of Palmyra. The land surrounding Bloomfield is defined by the steady, rhythmic movement of Rock Creek, which carves a shallow path through the earth only a mile away, feeding the still, reflective waters of Jug Lake. Beyond the immediate fields of corn and soybean, the distant, hazy silhouette of Long Ridge marks the limit of the view, while the nearby Alstynes Prairie offers a sprawling, grassy basin that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon. Five miles out, the sudden, sharp descent of Homan Falls provides a rare break in the level terrain, where the sound of moving water lingers in the cool, heavy air of the evening, and the nearby trails of Progress Park offer a sanctuary of oak and hickory that holds the silence of the plains.
Bloomfield was built upon the industry of the soil, a place where the economy has long been tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life. Generations have refined the art of the seasonal grind, turning the fertile black earth into a foundation for a quiet, deliberate commerce that honors the labor of those who settled this expanse. The architecture of Bloomfield reflects this pragmatic heritage, featuring solid brick storefronts and homes that stand against the wind, their limestone foundations signaling a permanence that defies the fleeting nature of the seasons. Life here maintains a steady cadence, marked by the arrival of the spring thaw and the communal quiet that descends when the fields are laid to rest for the winter, leaving the inhabitants to navigate the familiar, grid-like streets with a sense of belonging that requires no explanation.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bloomfield, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.017198, -91.304947. 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 Bloomfield includes the ZIP code (62995, 61924, 62694), telephone area code (217), county seat of Adams County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Community Unit School District 4).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |