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Buncombe Illinois Map

Explore Buncombe, 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 Buncombe, Illinois

How to Use This Buncombe, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.47144
Longitude	-88.977015
Population	207
Density	67.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62912
Area Code	618
County Seat	Vienna
School District	Buncombe Consolidated School District 43

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About Buncombe, Illinois

Buncombe is a locality in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 67.3 people per km². Buncombe is located at 37.4714°N, 88.9770°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Buncombe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62912.

Buncombe emerges from the quiet intersection of agricultural earth and the persistent, low-slung flow of the Blue Branch. It lies 18.1 miles south of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 188°T), and is situated 14.8 miles east of Anna. The landscape stretches outward in a rhythmic expanse of soybean fields and timber, interrupted only by the sudden, cooling presence of Tall Tree Lake two miles to the west. To the south, the terrain begins its slow climb toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Johnson Ridge, while the encroaching shadow of the Shawnee National Forest creates a dark, verdant boundary against the sky. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the surrounding grasses to the color of tarnished copper before the humid air settles into the quietude of the plains.

Buncombe remains defined by a history carved from the stubborn persistence of rural industry, where the legacy of the nineteenth-century rail lines still dictates the orientation of the streets. The local economy draws its pulse from the soil, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of the day far more than any clock. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the rugged terrain of the Shawnee National Forest offers a reprieve for those seeking the dense, tangled silence of the woods, while the nearby depression of Happy Hollow serves as a reminder of the shifting, uneven character of this inland geography. Life in Buncombe moves with the measured gravity of a place that understands its own isolation, grounded by the steady, unadorned work of those who have tethered their lives to this specific patch of the American interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 054° NE · 274k acres
Cypress Pond State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 270° W
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 078° E · 7,712 acres
John Bridges Tavern Location (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 220° SW
Ferne Clyffe State Park (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 349° N
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 345° N
Cedar Bluff (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 330° NW
Draper's Bluff (Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 312° NW
Water Fall (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 002° N
Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 070° E
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 092° E
Schwegman Ecological Area (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 066° NE
Trail of Tears Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 128° SE
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 157° SE
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.8 mi, 215° SW · 33k acres
Panther Den Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.1 mi, 332° NW · 988 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.7 mi, 334° NW · 4,387 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.7 mi, 333° NW · 91k acres
Hickory Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 10.6 mi, 210° SW
Grassy Slough Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 170° S
50 Years (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 075° E
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 075° E
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 286° W
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 351° N
Druid Mask (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 324° NW
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 345° N
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 322° NW
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 326° NW
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 322° NW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 25.2 mi, 281° W · 1,959 acres

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