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Fairmont Illinois Map

Explore Fairmont, 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 Fairmont, Illinois

How to Use This Fairmont, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.561357
Longitude	-88.058722
Population	2,389
Density	663.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62002, 60441
Area Code	309, 708
County Seat	Edwardsville
School District	Lockport Township High School District 205

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About Fairmont, Illinois

Fairmont is a locality in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,389. The population density is 663.1 people per km². Fairmont is located at 41.5614°N, 88.0587°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62002, 60441.

Fairmont sits at the edge of the Mississippi River, where the water pulls a heavy, dark current past the low-lying banks. It lies 2.1 miles northwest of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 308°T), and is situated 6.1 miles northeast of Old Jamestown. The landscape around Fairmont is defined by the deep, fertile earth of Hop Hollow, a basin that holds the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the west, the silhouettes of Les Mamelles rise against the sky, their muted forms offering a permanent, distant boundary to the flat expanse of the plains. Nearby, the stillness of Spatterdock Lake provides a counterpoint to the restless movement of the river, its surface often mirroring the gray, shifting clouds that travel across the Midwestern sky. The Vadalabene Bike Trail cuts through this terrain, offering a narrow path for travelers to witness the quiet transition between the woods and the water.

Fairmont carries the weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic demands of the river and the labor of the surrounding fields. The local economy remains tethered to the harvest of corn and soybeans, a cycle that dictates the pace of life from the spring thaw through the autumn frost. Long ago, the river served as the primary artery for trade, and even now, the steady passage of barges reminds those in Fairmont of the vast, industrial scale of the region. There is a particular clarity to the light during the harvest, when the golden fields meet the brick-and-limestone architecture of the older streets, creating a sense of permanence that defies the rapid changes of the modern world. Life in Fairmont moves with the deliberate, unforced consistency of the seasons, grounded in the solid, unyielding soil that has anchored this place for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dellwood Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 358° N
Dellwood Park West (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 295° NW
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 235° SW
Walnut Hollow (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 142° SE
Lockport Prairie East Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 342° N
Miscellaneous property adjacent to FPDWC's Lockport Loop Trail Preserve (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 351° N
Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve 2 (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 320° NW
Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 359° N
Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 002° N
3rd Floor Gallery (Gallery) — 2.0 mi, 001° N
Centennial Trail (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 004° N
Brent Hassert Park (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 317° NW
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 208° SW
Joliet Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 208° SW
Louis Jolliet (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 199° S
Neil Carey Arena (Stadium) — 3.3 mi, 338° N
Wauponsee Glacial Trail 1 (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 183° S
Philip Lynch Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 339° N
Isle a la Cache County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.4 mi, 355° N
Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.0 mi, 354° N
Old telephone poles (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 189° S
Schmuhl School (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 117° SE
Plainfield Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 290° W
Richard A. Rock Amphitheater (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 291° W
Nativity Scene (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 066° NE
Des Plaines River Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.9 mi, 023° NE
IPIC Theaters (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 004° N
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 11.2 mi, 170° S · 18k acres
Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 019° N
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 31.9 mi, 096° E · 11k acres

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