Ellisville Illinois Map

About Ellisville, Illinois

Ellisville is a locality in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 80. The population density is 106.9 people per km². Ellisville is located at 40.6267°N, 90.3051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61431.

Ellisville rests in a quiet fold of Fulton County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate surrender to the Illinois River valley. It lies 22.5 miles south of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 171°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-south-east of Avon. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands, the rich prairie soil a deep, dark promise under the expansive sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, has a soft, diffused quality, illuminating the contours of the land with a muted, earthy glow. A palpable stillness often hangs in the air, broken only by the distant rumble of farm machinery or the lonely cry of a hawk circling overhead. The very character of Ellisville seems to be etched into this landscape, a patient enduring of seasons and sun. The story of Ellisville is tied to the agricultural heartbeat of this region, a place where farming has always been the bedrock of existence. Generations have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile depths, and the local economy still largely reflects this agrarian heritage, with corn and soybeans stretching to the horizon in neat, orderly rows. While the larger industries of the world have largely bypassed this quiet corner, a persistent resilience defines its people, a quiet strength forged in the shared labor and close-knit bonds of rural life. You can feel the history in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes, remnants of a time when life moved at the steady, predictable pace of the sun and the seasons, a rhythm that still whispers through Ellisville.

About This Ellisville Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Ellisville, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ellisville and Fulton County.

Detailed location data for Ellisville includes the ZIP code (61431), telephone area code (815), county seat of Fulton County (Lewistown), and school district assignment (Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ellisville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.