Chestnut Illinois Map

About Chestnut, Illinois

Chestnut is a locality in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 343.0 people per km². Chestnut is located at 40.0537°N, 89.1854°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62518.

Chestnut rests in the expansive heartland, where the sky stretches in an unbroken panorama, a canvas for the slow dance of clouds. It lies 19.1 miles north-west of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 320°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-north-east of Mount Pulaski. The land here is a gentle, rolling prairie, a vast green quilt stitched with the darker threads of cultivated fields and punctuated by the occasional, solitary oak or maple standing sentinel against the wind. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant, blooming clover, and the very light seems to soften, casting long, golden shadows that blur the edges of the horizon. The character of Chestnut is one of quiet persistence, a place where life unfolds with the steady, reliable cadence of the seasons. The history of Chestnut is deeply entwined with the fertile soil of Logan County, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from this land. Its economy, like many in this region, has long been anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the landscape that surrounds the small cluster of homes and businesses. The railroad, a vital artery in the past, once pulsed through this area, carrying the bounty of the harvest to distant markets, and though its roar may have faded, the memory of that industrial hum still lingers. Chestnut itself is a small crossroads, a place where the simple needs of rural life are met, and its distinctiveness lies not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet beauty of its open, windswept spaces.

About This Chestnut Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chestnut, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.053652, -89.185366. 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 Chestnut and Logan County.

Detailed location data for Chestnut includes the ZIP code (62518), telephone area code (217), county seat of Logan County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23). 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 Chestnut is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.