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Carrier Mills Illinois Map

Explore Carrier Mills, 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 Carrier Mills, Illinois

How to Use This Carrier Mills, Illinois Map

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

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	Carrier Mills
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Saline County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.684216
Longitude	-88.632833
Population	1,672
Density	534.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62917
Area Code	618
County Seat	Harrisburg
School District	Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District

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About Carrier Mills, Illinois

Carrier Mills is a locality in Saline County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,672. The population density is 534.4 people per km². Carrier Mills is located at 37.6842°N, 88.6328°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carrier Mills is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62917.

Carrier Mills sits upon a landscape defined by the quiet, flat persistence of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches wide across fields of corn and soybean. It lies 16.7 miles east of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 101°T), and is situated 6.3 miles southwest of Harrisburg. The earth here carries the deep, dark weight of the midwestern plains, occasionally broken by the gentle rise of the land as it leans toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Wise Ridge. Two miles away, the South Fork Saline River moves with a slow, deliberate gravity through the bottomlands, carving a path that has long dictated the flow of local life. To the south, the terrain softens into the wooded shadows of the Shawnee National Forest, while the nearby Tunnel Hill offers a rugged, topographical anchor to the surrounding expanse. When the light of dusk settles over the fields, it turns the sky a bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows that seem to hold the stillness of the afternoon in a firm, unyielding grip.

Carrier Mills emerged from the earth’s own abundance, built upon the coal seams that once fueled the industry of the region and shaped the character of those who worked the dark, subterranean veins. Today, the pace of life reflects the rhythm of the seasons, moving in sync with the planting and the harvest rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. Residents often find their respite in the quiet corners of the landscape, whether wandering the trails of Tunnel Hill or pausing near the banks of the South Fork Saline River to watch the water catch the fading sun. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape holds secrets like the cool, secluded depths of Bill Hill Hollow and the sudden, rushing energy of Burden Falls, which drops through the rock eight miles distant. Even at Cottonwood Pond, four miles away, the air carries a distinct, earthy clarity, reminding those who linger that the quietude of this place is its most enduring and essential quality.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 166° S
Absher Nicholson Funeral Home (Attraction) — 0.0 mi, 120° SE
Carrier millswater department (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 238° SW
Winters Auto Repair (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 091° E
Lakeview War Memorial (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 081° E
Gary Jones Memorial (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 077° E
Dunbar School (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 072° E
Allen Family Farmhouse (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 130° SE
Army Supply Store (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 077° E
Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 344° N
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 3.4 mi, 151° SE · 274k acres
Harrisburg Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 051° NE
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 187° S · 3,740 acres
WEBQ-AM (Harrisburg) (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 065° NE
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 5.6 mi, 196° S · 7,712 acres
Bay Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 181° S · 2,760 acres
Dennison Hollow Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.9 mi, 102° E
Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 187° S
Cave Hill Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.5 mi, 093° E
Saline County State Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 087° E
Jackson Falls (Nature Reserve) — 12.4 mi, 193° S
Cheif Tecumseh Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 088° E
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 210° SW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 272° W · 91k acres
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 277° W
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 282° W
Fishin' Hole Amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 326° NW
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 276° W
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.5 mi, 228° SW · 33k acres
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 275° W

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