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Edgewood Illinois Map

Explore Edgewood, 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 Edgewood, Illinois

How to Use This Edgewood, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.921865
Longitude	-88.664076
Population	398
Density	151.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61016, 62426
Area Code	847, 224, 217
County Seat	Effingham
School District	Effingham Community Unit School District 40

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About Edgewood, Illinois

Edgewood is a locality in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 398. The population density is 151.7 people per km². Edgewood is located at 38.9219°N, 88.6641°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Edgewood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61016, 62426.

Edgewood maintains a quiet gravity among the expansive, level fields of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to claim more than its share of the world. It lies 15.2 miles south-southwest of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 205°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north-northwest of Flora. The landscape here is defined by the slow, deliberate work of the wind and the seasons, with the land offering a steady, fertile reach that holds the light in long, amber streaks during the late afternoon. Two miles from the quiet edges of the village, the waters of McArthur Lake mirror the shifting clouds, while the nearby banks of Dismal Creek carve a subtle, winding path through the soil. Within the boundaries of Edgewood Park, the native grasses and oaks provide a reprieve from the regimented geometry of the surrounding farmland, grounding the local geography in a persistent, natural stillness.

Edgewood grew from the rhythms of an agrarian economy that has long favored the patient cultivation of corn and soybeans, turning the soil into a reliable engine for the local life. The influence of the broader region remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the steady pace of commerce that defines the daily experience of the people here. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge marks the far horizon, the life of the place remains firmly anchored in the immediate, productive plains. Though the bustle of the distant metropolitan grid dictates the pulse of modern trade, Edgewood keeps a distinct, measured tempo, prioritizing the continuity of its modest streets and the quiet, enduring patterns of a life lived close to the earth. Eleven miles away, the expanse of Little Prairie serves as a reminder of the vast, open character that has shaped the identity of the region for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Edgewood Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 035° NE
Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 026° NE
Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 347° N
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 202° S
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 140° SE
Rock Cave State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 330° NW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 027° NE
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.9 mi, 205° SW
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 15.3 mi, 026° NE
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 025° NE
Community Park (Local Park) — 15.5 mi, 026° NE
Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 221° SW
Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 058° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 042° NE
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 277° W
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 277° W
Little Wabash River (Conservation Area) — 24.7 mi, 131° SE
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 279° W
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 092° E
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 30.5 mi, 251° W
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 113° SE
Party Cove (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 247° SW
Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 37.7 mi, 224° SW
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 37.9 mi, 245° SW
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 38.2 mi, 014° N
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 39.4 mi, 325° NW
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 40.0 mi, 267° W
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 40.1 mi, 267° W
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 41.9 mi, 039° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.8 mi, 130° SE · 20k acres

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