Crescent Illinois Map

About Crescent, Illinois

Crescent is a locality in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 552. Crescent is located at 40.5473°N, 89.6657°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61554.

Crescent unfolds across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 1.9 miles southwest of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 223°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southwest of East Peoria. Lost Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the heavy, dark soil, its waters often sluggish beneath the weight of the humid summer air. Beyond the immediate fields, the distant silhouette of Hoxie Ridge provides a faint, jagged interruption to the otherwise unbroken line of the prairie. A mile away, the quiet stillness of Powerton Cooling Lake reflects the shifting colors of the atmosphere, while the nearby Pekin Park Youth Sports Complex serves as a localized hub where the quietude is punctuated by the sharp, rhythmic sounds of activity. Even in the height of the growing season, the light here possesses a singular, golden clarity that turns the tall grasses into a sea of amber, softening the hard edges of the industrial silos that mark the distance.

Crescent remains defined by the deep, fertile earth that dictates the tempo of its economy and the cycle of its days. Generations have oriented their lives around the seasonal rhythms of corn and soybean cultivation, a legacy that manifests in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that guards the center of the locality. While the proximity of Sand Ridge State Forest offers a glimpse of the native, sandy landscape that once dominated this region, the modern character of Crescent is firmly anchored in the productivity of the plains. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the necessity of patience, where the daily commerce of the grain elevator and the local trade routes honor a history of agrarian resilience. The social fabric is held together by an understated endurance, visible in the way the morning mist clings to the fields long after the sun has begun to warm the black, loam-rich ground.

About This Crescent Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crescent, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.547261, -89.665659. 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 Crescent includes the ZIP code (61554), telephone area code (815), county seat of Tazewell County (Pekin), and school district assignment.

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.