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Divernon Illinois Map

Explore Divernon, 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 Divernon, Illinois

How to Use This Divernon, Illinois Map

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

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	Divernon
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Sangamon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.565608
Longitude	-89.657319
Population	1,139
Density	576.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62530
Area Code	217
County Seat	Springfield
School District	Auburn Community Unit School District 10

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About Divernon, Illinois

Divernon is a locality in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,139. The population density is 576.4 people per km². Divernon is located at 39.5656°N, 89.6573°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Divernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62530.

Divernon occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 8.0 miles south-southeast of Chatham, IL (from Chatham, IL: bearing 162°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-southeast of Auburn. Brush Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with hardy scrub and darkened by the shadows of oaks that have stood since the first fences were drawn. The air here carries a dry, earthen scent, particularly at dusk when the low sun casts long, amber bars across the gravel roads and the distant, hazy silhouette of Sand Ridge barely registers as a ripple against the darkening sky. To the north, the waters of Lake Commanche offer a stillness that mirrors the vast, open canopy above, providing a solitary anchor for the wildlife that drifts between the water’s edge and the surrounding wild grasses.

Divernon retains the spare, utilitarian character of a place built upon the foundational labor of the coal mines that once defined its industrious spirit. While the heavy machinery has long since quieted, the legacy of that era remains in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate pace of a life still tethered to the harvest. Neighbors maintain a pragmatic solidarity, often finding their leisure in the simple green spaces of Pohlod Park, where the afternoon light filters through the canopy in quiet, shifting patterns. Divernon persists as a place of steady, understated endurance, where the changing seasons dictate the tempo of the day and the wide, unencumbered sky provides a constant, humbling reminder of the scale of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 057° NE
Veterans Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 296° NW
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 075° E
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 285° W
Chatham Community Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 343° N
Trutter Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 013° N
Lincoln Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 010° N
Rotary Sundial (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 000° N
Selvaggio Historic Arches (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 000° N
Impermanent Column (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 010° N
Route 66 Drive In (Cinema) — 12.1 mi, 355° N
Ivarene Wild Life Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 080° E
The Muni (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 019° N
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 13.6 mi, 344° N
Lauterbach Man Statue (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 355° N
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 14.2 mi, 350° N
Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 003° N
Gallery 1624 (Gallery) — 15.0 mi, 359° N
Angel of Hope (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 355° N
Legacy Theatre (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 001° N
Elijah Iles House (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 002° N
Vachel Lindsay Home (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 001° N
1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - Edwards School (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 000° N
Capitol View (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 001° N
Carpenter Park Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 003° N
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 29.0 mi, 342° N
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 29.1 mi, 214° SW
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.7 mi, 321° NW
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.4 mi, 293° NW · 7,396 acres
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.9 mi, 208° SW · 32k acres

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