Fairview Illinois Map

About Fairview, Illinois

Fairview is a locality in Hardin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 426. The population density is 39.0 people per km². Fairview is located at 40.6547°N, 90.1832°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62982, 61432.

Fairview occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches wide across fields of corn and soybean that shimmer like a verdant sea under the heavy, humid heat of midsummer. It lies 38.3 miles southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 124°T), and is situated 26.6 miles north-northeast of Paducah. The land here slopes gently toward the Ohio River, a mile distant, which serves as a slow-moving artery for the region’s drainage and its quiet, persistent history. A short distance away, the elevation shifts as the earth rises toward Lavender Hill, while the terrain dips into the shadowy, damp recesses of Coalmine Hollow. The air often carries the scent of turned earth and drying husks, a sensory reminder of the agrarian cycles that govern the slow, deliberate pace of the days. During the golden hour, the light catches the dust motes above the fields, casting a soft, amber glow over the landscape that makes the Kaskaskia Experimental Forest, seven miles out, appear as a deep, velvet smudge against the sky.

Fairview maintains a character defined by its steadfast connection to the soil and the legacy of the industries that once carved a living from the subterranean layers of the earth. While the local economy has transitioned, the influence of the nearby Carrsville Riverfront Park remains central to the leisure of the inhabitants, providing a space where the rhythm of the water dictates the quietude of the afternoon. City Lake, sixteen miles away, offers a distant retreat for those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, yet life in Fairview remains anchored to the immediate, practical geography of the plains. The architecture—a blend of sturdy brick and weathered limestone—speaks of a time when the town grew in tandem with the demands of the surrounding fields and the transport routes provided by the river. It is a place where the seasons dictate the internal clock, and the long, flat shadows of evening mark the conclusion of a labor that is both demanding and remarkably consistent.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.654735, -90.183165. 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 Fairview includes the ZIP code (62982, 61432), telephone area code (618, 815), county seat of Hardin County (Elizabethtown), and school district assignment (Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4).

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.