Coatsburg Illinois Map

About Coatsburg, Illinois

Coatsburg is a locality in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 438.8 people per km². Coatsburg is located at 40.0328°N, 91.1576°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Coatsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62325.

Coatsburg anchors itself firmly within a flat, industrious expanse of Illinois, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that seems to possess more room than the earth itself. It lies 14.9 miles east-northeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 63°T), and is situated 24.8 miles north-northeast of Hannibal. The landscape here is defined by the steady work of agricultural cycles, where the soil holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. A mile away, the quiet passage of Brushy Creek carves a thin, wooded vein through the fields, providing a cool contrast to the sun-baked rows of corn and soybeans that dominate the view. To the west, the distant silhouette of Long Ridge marks the limit of the plains, a faint, jagged line that barely breaks the heavy, humid air of late summer. Even the light here carries a specific weight, turning the dust of the harvest into a fine, golden powder that settles over the roads and leaves the world in a state of muted, amber clarity.

Coatsburg grew from the necessity of the rail, a point on the map where the movement of grain and goods once dictated the pulse of daily life. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, an unpretentious cycle of planting and reaping that has outlasted the original iron tracks. While the pace of modern life hums in the distance, local life retains a grounded quality, focused on the maintenance of homesteads and the shared stewardship of the surrounding land. Those seeking the quiet depth of the natural world often look toward the limestone formations of Burton Cave State Natural Area, eleven miles away, or the still, reflective water of Columbus Dry Gulch Club Lake, which sits four miles from the center. Life in Coatsburg is measured not by sudden changes, but by the slow, reliable turn of the year and the enduring presence of the fields that frame every street and yard.

About This Coatsburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coatsburg, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.032825, -91.15764. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Coatsburg includes the ZIP code (62325), telephone area code (217), county seat of Adams County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Central CUSD 3).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.