Boles Illinois Map

About Boles, Illinois

Boles is a locality in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Boles is located at 37.4287°N, 88.9693°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62818.

Boles rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle roll of southern Illinois, where the earth hums with a quiet persistence. It lies 31.3 miles east-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 74°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-north-west of Vienna. The fields here are a patchwork quilt of muted greens and browns, stitched together by tree lines that trace the contours of the land. In the summer, the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and ripening corn, while the evenings are painted with a soft, diffused light that seems to linger, as if reluctant to surrender to the night. Small woodlands, dense with oak and hickory, punctuate the open spaces, offering cool, shadowed refuge. The history of Boles is intertwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations, a legacy born from the land's bounty and the enduring spirit of its people. For decades, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the harvests and the quiet hum of agricultural enterprise, with family farms dotting the landscape, their weathered barns standing as silent sentinels. While the echoes of earlier, more industrious eras might still whisper on the wind, the present character of Boles is one of quiet resilience, a place where the pace is measured by the turning of the seasons and the simple, honest work that connects its inhabitants to the earth.

About This Boles Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boles, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.428653, -88.969327. 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 Boles and Franklin County.

Detailed location data for Boles includes the ZIP code (62995), telephone area code (618), county seat of Franklin County (Benton, Illinois), and school district assignment. 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 Boles is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.