Ellsworth Illinois Map

About Ellsworth, Illinois

Ellsworth is a locality in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 184. The population density is 327.4 people per km². Ellsworth is located at 40.4495°N, 88.7161°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellsworth is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60707, 61737.

Ellsworth marks a quiet intersection where the horizon stretches toward an infinite sky, defined by the steady, unyielding geometry of the Midwestern prairie. The landscape around Ellsworth remains flat and expansive, a vast canvas of silt and clay that holds the light of the setting sun in long, golden swaths across the fields. Beyond the immediate grid of the village, the land eases into the subtle depression of Miller Meadow five miles away, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Rogers Ridge anchors the western skyline. The Des Plaines River traces a path just one mile from the center, its movement often slowed to a crawl, mirroring the stillness of the air that settles over the tall grasses of Bambi Park.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life in Ellsworth, as the rhythm of the seasons is measured entirely by the planting and harvest of the surrounding corn and soybean crops. The local economy persists in the quiet labor of the fields, a heritage that has shaped the settlement since its early days as a stop for those traversing the interior plains. Residents often look toward Schiller Pond, located two miles distant, as a place of respite from the persistent grind of the harvest cycle. While the modern world moves with frantic speed elsewhere, the daily experience here remains tied to the soil and the wind, maintaining a character forged by the practical, utilitarian spirit of those who first broke this ground.

About This Ellsworth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ellsworth, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.449532, -88.71614. 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 Ellsworth includes the ZIP code (60707, 61737), telephone area code (630, 331, 309), county seat of Cook County (Chicago), and school district assignment (Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3).

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.