Blue Mound Illinois Map

About Blue Mound, Illinois

Blue Mound is a locality in Macon County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 882. The population density is 587.9 people per km². Blue Mound is located at 39.7012°N, 89.1231°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62513.

Blue Mound rises from the Illinois prairie, a gentle swell of land against the immense, ever-shifting canvas of the sky. It lies 13.1 miles south-west of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 223°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-west of Moweaqua. The fields surrounding it, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch out like an unfurled bolt of silk, broken only by the occasional stand of mature oak or the silver thread of a distant creek. Here, the air carries the clean scent of turned earth and the sweet perfume of ripening corn, a fragrance that settles into the lungs and speaks of fertile ground. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a particular softness, bathing the landscape in a warm, honeyed glow that seems to linger on the horizon long after the sun has dipped below the rim of the world. The history of Blue Mound is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the rich soil. Its economy, once anchored by the steadfast labor of farming, continues to draw strength from the land, even as diversification has brought new threads to its economic tapestry. There is a quiet resilience here, a sense of enduring purpose that echoes through the small clusters of homes and the weathered barns standing sentinel against the wind. The very character of Blue Mound seems to be shaped by the vast, open skies and the unhurried rhythm of the seasons, a place where the passage of time is measured not by the ticking of clocks, but by the slow bloom and eventual harvest of the earth.

About This Blue Mound Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Blue Mound, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Blue Mound and Macon County.

Detailed location data for Blue Mound includes the ZIP code (62513), telephone area code (217), county seat of Macon County (Decatur), and school district assignment (Meridian Community Unit School District 15). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Blue Mound is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.