Cherry Illinois Map

About Cherry, Illinois

Cherry is a locality in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 534. The population density is 355.6 people per km². Cherry is located at 41.4270°N, 89.2134°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61312.

Cherry lies in the heart of Illinois, a place where the prairie breathes and the sky seems to stretch on forever. It lies 42.1 miles south-west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 215°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-west of Peru. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, the rich, dark earth yielding its bounty under the vast, often startlingly blue expanse. Rolling hills, softened by decades of farming, create a gentle, undulating landscape, punctuated by the occasional cluster of mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like weathered hands towards the sun. In the quiet hours of dawn, a pearlescent mist often clings to the low-lying areas, softening the sharp edges of the horizon and lending an almost ethereal quality to the waking world, a quiet beauty that settles deep into the soul. The story of Cherry is intrinsically tied to the earth and the labor it demands. Once, this land echoed with the more industrial sounds of coal mining, a gritty chapter that shaped the character and resilience of its people. Though the mines are long closed, the memory of that era lingers, a subtle undercurrent in the town's narrative, a testament to the fortitude of generations. Today, agriculture is the quiet engine of Cherry, its economy rooted in the predictable cycles of planting and harvest. The rhythm of life here is unhurried, dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a steady pulse that resonates through the neat rows of corn and soybeans that define the surrounding countryside.

About This Cherry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cherry, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.426979, -89.213419. 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 Cherry and Bureau County.

Detailed location data for Cherry includes the ZIP code (61317), telephone area code (815), county seat of Bureau County (Princeton), and school district assignment (Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175). 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 Cherry is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.