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Brownstown Illinois Map

Explore Brownstown, 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 Brownstown, Illinois

How to Use This Brownstown, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.995878
Longitude	-88.952839
Population	690
Density	350.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62418
Area Code	217
County Seat	Vandalia
School District	Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

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About Brownstown, Illinois

Brownstown is a locality in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 690. The population density is 350.5 people per km². Brownstown is located at 38.9959°N, 88.9528°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brownstown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62418.

Brownstown occupies a level stretch of the Illinois prairie where the horizon pulls away in every direction, interrupted only by the shifting shadows of clouds and the long, straight lines of tilled earth. It lies 23.6 miles west-southwest of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 249°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-northeast of Vandalia. The air here holds the dry, metallic scent of iron-rich soil, and the sunlight at dusk turns the fields into a flat, glowing expanse that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the shadows lengthen. A mile from the center of Brownstown, the banks of Camp Creek cut a narrow, shaded path through the landscape, offering a quiet contrast to the open fields that define the regional geometry. While the distant Corley Ridge remains a faint, jagged suggestion against the western sky, the immediate topography is dominated by the quiet persistence of the plains, where the sky feels immense and the wind moves without obstruction across the stalks of corn and soy.

Brownstown emerged from the expansion of the mid-nineteenth century, growing in rhythm with the railroads that once promised to bind these disparate farmsteads into a singular, thriving network. Today, the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons and the demands of large-scale agriculture, with grain silos serving as the primary architecture of the local skyline. The pace of life is dictated by the turning of heavy machinery and the steady work of the harvest, a discipline that keeps the residents attuned to the subtle shifts in weather and the health of the land. For those seeking a respite from the labor of the fields, the quiet waters of Saint Elmo Old City Reservoir provide a place for reflection, much like the open spaces found within Community Park offer a rare moment of stillness in a landscape defined by utility. Brownstown carries itself with the modesty of a place that understands its own scale, valuing the endurance of its people above the fleeting attention of the world outside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Community Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 068° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 253° W
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 253° W
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 253° W
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 261° W
Rock Cave State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 047° NE
Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 322° NW
Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 13.7 mi, 072° E
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 152° SE
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.9 mi, 223° SW
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.8 mi, 153° SE
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 071° E
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 068° E
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 23.7 mi, 068° E
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 254° W
The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.5 mi, 254° W
Ganton Circle (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 254° W
Hogue Tower (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 254° W
Claussen Plaza (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 254° W
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 253° W
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 254° W
Party Cove (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 222° SW
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 346° N
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 346° N
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 28.4 mi, 221° SW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 122° SE
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 30.0 mi, 018° N
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 50.1 mi, 057° NE
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.4 mi, 260° W · 32k acres
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 78.2 mi, 126° SE · 20k acres

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