Dix Illinois Map
Explore Dix, 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 Dix, Illinois
How to Use This Dix, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dix, 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 Dix.
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 | Dix |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.441716 |
| Longitude | -88.937564 |
| Population | 469 |
| Density | 87.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62830 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| County Seat | Mount Vernon |
| School District | Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 |
About Dix, Illinois
Dix is a locality in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 469. The population density is 87.3 people per km². Dix is located at 38.4417°N, 88.9376°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dix is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62830.Dix maintains a quiet presence amidst the expansive, flat horizon of the Illinois landscape, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 8.8 miles north-northwest of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 348°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-southeast of Centralia. East Creek wanders through the low-lying fields nearby, its path marked by the dark, tangled silhouettes of seasonal brush and the stubborn persistence of riparian growth. A few miles to the east, the stillness of Peckerwood Lake offers a mirror to the shifting clouds, while the distant, modest rise of Creeds Hill barely breaks the level gaze of the plains. The air here holds the scent of turned soil and cooling metal, a dry, honest atmosphere that carries the weight of the seasons across the open acres.
Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence in Dix, where the cycles of planting and harvest ripple through the daily habits of the residents. The community traces its roots to the steady expansion of rail and road, serving as a waypoint in a region defined by the immense productivity of its grain-heavy fields. Beyond the immediate working lands, the Devil's Prop State Natural Area preserves a segment of the native geography, providing a sanctuary where the original character of the prairie persists in pockets of tangled grass and timber. Life in Dix moves with the deliberate pace of a place connected to the land, where the evening light illuminates the grain silos and the long, straight rows of corn, emphasizing a landscape that values utility and the quiet endurance of the Midwestern climate.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Devil's Prop State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 106° E
- Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 175° S
- Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.9 mi, 174° S
- Granada (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 167° S
- Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 175° S
- Unique Stones (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 175° S
- War Memorial (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 175° S
- Raccoon Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 9.5 mi, 309° NW
- Lincoln Park (Local Recreation) — 10.1 mi, 180° S
- Foundation Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 302° NW
- Third Principal Meridian (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 281° W
- Cardinal Point Witness Corner (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 281° W
- Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 168° S
- Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 179° S
- Waterfow Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 18.4 mi, 182° S
- Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.3 mi, 027° NE
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.4 mi, 023° NE
- Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 25.5 mi, 309° NW
- Party Cove (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 316° NW
- White Oak (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 188° S
- Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 098° E
- Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 046° NE
- Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 35.7 mi, 225° SW
- Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 347° N
- Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 347° N
- Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 345° N
- Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 46.0 mi, 201° S
- Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 46.5 mi, 244° SW
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.6 mi, 192° S · 91k acres
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 51.9 mi, 206° SW · 274k acres
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About This Dix Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dix, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.441716, -88.937564. 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 Dix includes the ZIP code (62830), telephone area code (618), county seat of Jefferson County (Mount Vernon), and school district assignment (Mount Vernon Township High School District 201).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
