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Creal Springs Illinois Map

Explore Creal Springs, 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 Creal Springs, Illinois

How to Use This Creal Springs, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Creal Springs, 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 Creal Springs.

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	Creal Springs
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Williamson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.619495
Longitude	-88.836731
Population	505
Density	189.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62922
Area Code	618
County Seat	Marion
School District	Marion Community Unit School District 2

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About Creal Springs, Illinois

Creal Springs is a locality in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 505. The population density is 189.9 people per km². Creal Springs is located at 37.6195°N, 88.8367°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Creal Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62922.

Creal Springs emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of woodland and water, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Sugar Creek that cuts through the earth nearby. It lies 9.3 miles southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 145°T), and is situated 16.4 miles southeast of Herrin. The horizon is anchored by the presence of Wise Ridge, which rises four miles away to break the flat expanse of the Illinois plains with its elevated, rugged silhouette. Deep within the protected expanse of the Shawnee National Forest, the atmosphere carries the scent of damp loam and hardwood leaves, particularly as the light shifts toward dusk and casts long, violet shadows across the forest floor. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain remains marked by the stillness of Belford Lake, a quiet body of water three miles distant that reflects the changing colors of the sky.

History lingers in the soil of Creal Springs, where the memory of nineteenth-century mineral springs once drew travelers seeking the supposed curative properties of the local water. The economy has long since transitioned away from the grand resort era, shifting toward the rhythms of a modest, land-based life that honors the surrounding timber and agriculture. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, influenced by the proximity of the Shawnee National Forest, which serves as both a buffer and a constant presence for those who live among the trees. While the roar of distant industry is absent, one might occasionally venture further afield to visit Cedar Falls, nine miles away, or wander through the quiet, isolated stretches of Katy Reid Hollow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (Conservation Area) — locality lies within
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 204° SW · 7,712 acres
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 148° SE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.5 mi, 289° W · 91k acres
Schwegman Ecological Area (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 197° S
50 Years (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 147° SE
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 147° SE
Woodmanship (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 148° SE
Boating (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 147° SE
Cedar Falls (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 142° SE
Ferne Clyffe State Park (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 234° SW
Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 199° S
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.1 mi, 099° E · 3,740 acres
Marion Tornado (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 327° NW
Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 050° NE
Simpson Township Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 11.0 mi, 151° SE
Bay Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.1 mi, 111° E · 2,760 acres
University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 11.2 mi, 156° SE
Jackson Falls (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 132° SE
Carrier Mills Archaeological District (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 077° E
Ransoms Corner Lakeview Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 12.5 mi, 072° E
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 304° NW
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 307° NW
Druid Mask (Public Artwork) — 19.1 mi, 284° W
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.6 mi, 216° SW · 33k acres
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 291° W
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 287° W
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 288° W
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 32.8 mi, 261° W · 1,959 acres
Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 33.7 mi, 267° W · 3,877 acres

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