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Bluford Illinois Map

Explore Bluford, 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 Bluford, Illinois

How to Use This Bluford, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.330882
Longitude	-88.725891
Population	630
Density	155.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62814
Area Code	618
County Seat	Mount Vernon
School District	Bluford Unit School District 318

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About Bluford, Illinois

Bluford is a locality in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 630. The population density is 155.8 people per km². Bluford is located at 38.3309°N, 88.7259°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bluford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62814.

Bluford occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, defined by the slow, deliberate work of seasonal weather upon the flat, fertile earth. It lies 9.7 miles east of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 84°T), and is situated 19.4 miles north-northwest of McLeansboro. The landscape stretches out in a mosaic of cropland, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the occasional silhouette of timber stands or the distant rise of Fleming Ridge marking the edge of the sky. A mile away, the stillness of the Illinois Central Reservoir offers a flat, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting gray and gold of the Midwestern clouds, while the nearby Bear Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its waters carrying the sediment of the surrounding fields. The air here holds the scent of turned earth and dry stalks, possessing a clarity that makes the late afternoon light feel heavy and golden against the silos and outbuildings that define the local perimeter.

Bluford maintains a rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the cycles of the harvest, an economy rooted firmly in the productivity of the surrounding plains. The local character is shaped by the proximity to the Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area, where the land transitions into managed habitats that invite a different kind of quietude than the cultivated fields. Generations have worked this geography, building lives around the predictable turns of the planting and reaping seasons, creating a social fabric that values resilience and the steady, unadorned maintenance of home. Life in Bluford moves with the measured pace of those who understand that prosperity is tied to the weather and the grit of the ground, leaving little room for artifice in a place where the work itself remains the primary measure of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 180° S
Granada (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 265° W
Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 233° SW
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.6 mi, 269° W
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 271° W
Unique Stones (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 262° W
War Memorial (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 262° W
Sam And Florence Atkinson Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.9 mi, 083° E
Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 227° SW
Waterfow Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 16.2 mi, 229° SW
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 081° E
Lincoln Monument (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 080° E
Fishin' Hole Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 209° SW
Miner Memorial (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 227° SW
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.8 mi, 358° N
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 27.5 mi, 354° N
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 022° N
Party Cove (Attraction) — 40.0 mi, 312° NW
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 40.7 mi, 240° SW
David Nave Insurance (Attraction) — 42.0 mi, 167° S
Looking Glass Enterprises (Attraction) — 42.0 mi, 167° S
Whites Florist (Attraction) — 42.0 mi, 167° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.6 mi, 198° S · 91k acres
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 43.8 mi, 206° SW
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 051° NE
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 46.7 mi, 183° S · 7,712 acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.9 mi, 163° S · 274k acres
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.2 mi, 175° S · 3,740 acres
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.2 mi, 090° E · 20k acres
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.8 mi, 170° S · 6,632 acres

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