Butler Illinois Map

About Butler, Illinois

Butler is a locality in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 194. The population density is 160.1 people per km². Butler is located at 39.1995°N, 89.5340°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62015.

Butler rests in a gentle dip of the Illinois countryside, where the land breathes with the subtle rise and fall of agricultural fields. It lies 35.0 miles north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 40°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-north-east of Litchfield. The sky above Butler seems vast, an expansive dome that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue of a summer morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of an evening storm. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch outwards, their orderly rows a testament to the patient hands that cultivate them, broken occasionally by stands of mature oak and maple trees that offer dappled shade. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and the sweet perfume of blooming clover. A quiet sense of permanence pervades Butler, a feeling of being deeply rooted in the very earth it occupies. The history of Butler is intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Montgomery County, a story of pioneers who saw potential in this fertile land. The local economy has long been anchored by farming, with generations of families working the soil to produce sustenance. While the rhythms of agricultural life dictate much of the year, the past also whispers of other endeavors, perhaps a small general store or a blacksmith's forge that once served the needs of a growing settlement. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the quiet resilience of Butler speaks to the enduring spirit of its people, a character shaped by the seasons and the shared understanding of a life lived close to the land.

About This Butler Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Butler, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.199492, -89.533978. 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 Butler and Montgomery County.

Detailed location data for Butler includes the ZIP code (62015), telephone area code (309), county seat of Montgomery County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3). 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 Butler is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.