Cooksville Illinois Map

About Cooksville, Illinois

Cooksville is a locality in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 97.1 people per km². Cooksville is located at 40.5431°N, 88.7165°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61730.

Cooksville rests in the broad, sweeping embrace of McLean County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the sky. It lies 14.5 miles east of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 82°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-east of Lexington. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks a muted green under the vast, shifting heavens, stretch to horizons that feel both near and impossibly distant. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of tilled earth and distant woodsmoke, a testament to the agricultural heart of this region. Gentle swells in the terrain, subtle as a sleeper's breath, guide the eye across the landscape, hinting at the slow, deliberate carving of water over millennia. During a summer dusk, the light softens to a luminous gold, bathing the distant silos and farmhouses in a warm, ethereal glow, a fleeting beauty that makes the quiet stillness of Cooksville feel profound. The history of Cooksville is as deeply rooted as the prairie grass that once dominated this land. Founded by early settlers drawn to the fertile soil, it grew as a vital hub for the surrounding farms, its economy intrinsically tied to the bounty of the fields. The railroad, a lifeline in its early days, brought prosperity and connection, its ghostly imprint still felt in the quiet avenues where tracks once thrummed. Though the grand ambitions of the past may have mellowed, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency remains. Local life in Cooksville moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the planting cycles, a steady, unhurried rhythm that allows for the simple pleasures: conversation on a porch swing, the shared harvest from a neighbor's garden, the quiet satisfaction of a day's honest work.

About This Cooksville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cooksville, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.54309, -88.716455. 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 Cooksville and McLean County.

Detailed location data for Cooksville includes the ZIP code (61730), telephone area code (309), county seat of McLean County (Bloomington), and school district assignment (Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19). 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 Cooksville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.