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East Gillespie Illinois Map

Explore East Gillespie, 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 East Gillespie, Illinois

How to Use This East Gillespie, Illinois Map

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

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	East Gillespie
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Macoupin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.14088
Longitude	-89.812318
Population	269
Density	325.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62033
Area Code	309
County Seat	Carlinville
School District	Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

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About East Gillespie, Illinois

East Gillespie is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 269. The population density is 325.6 people per km². East Gillespie is located at 39.1409°N, 89.8123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. East Gillespie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62033.

East Gillespie occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon is defined by the steady, rhythmic stretch of Illinois farmland. It lies 23.8 miles east-northeast of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 57°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-southwest of Litchfield. Bear Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil nearby, its waters often reflecting the heavy, golden light that settles over the plains as the afternoon wanes. To the west, the gentle rise of Brushy Mound breaks the flatness of the skyline, standing as a solitary sentinel over the surrounding fields. Only two miles distant, the still surface of Lake Edward offers a cool stillness, providing a contrast to the dry, rustling stalks of late-season corn and soybeans that pattern the earth. Just a mile away, the Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area preserves a remnant of the tallgrass that once dominated this interior landscape, where the air feels thin and clear, vibrating with the sudden, sharp chorus of insects hidden in the tall, unkempt weeds.

History in East Gillespie remains anchored in the remnants of a coal-mining legacy that once drew families to these plains, leaving behind a quiet resilience in the faces of those who remain. The local economy, having shifted away from the deep shafts of the past, now leans into the labor of the surrounding fields and the modest commerce that keeps the streets functional and steady. There is a particular, unforced patience in the way the day unfolds here, marked by the slow passage of trains and the infrequent stir of traffic. Life in East Gillespie follows the cycle of the seasons, where the brick-and-limestone architecture holds the chill of winter and the heat of summer with equal indifference. The character of the place is not found in grand monuments, but in the persistent, grounded habit of a people who have learned to measure time by the harvest and the changing color of the prairie grass.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 129° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 177° S
Big Brick Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 192° S
Gillespie (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 360° N
Mother Jones Monument (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 134° SE
Stauton Country Club (Park) — 6.6 mi, 180° S
Golf Course (Park) — 7.0 mi, 159° S
Illinois Traction System (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 172° S
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 302° NW
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 170° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 228° SW
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 10.6 mi, 343° N
Weigh Station Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 11.0 mi, 056° NE
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 339° N
Carlinville Fairground (Local Recreation) — 11.8 mi, 344° N
Henry Eilers Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.1 mi, 075° E
Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 034° NE
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 19.0 mi, 002° N
Bethalto Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 218° SW
Nesting Stand (Public Artwork) — 24.1 mi, 202° S
Robert Pershing Wadlow (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 228° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.2 mi, 202° S
Charles Raich Field (Stadium) — 24.6 mi, 215° SW
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.9 mi, 200° S
Edward "ted" And Pat Jones-confluence Point State Park (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 219° SW
Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 229° SW
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 26.6 mi, 236° SW
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 27.0 mi, 203° SW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.9 mi, 221° SW · 32k acres
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 252° W · 1,866 acres

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