Bluford Illinois Map

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.

About This Bluford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bluford, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.330882, -88.725891. 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 Bluford includes the ZIP code (62814), telephone area code (618), county seat of Jefferson County (Mount Vernon), and school district assignment (Bluford Unit School District 318).

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.