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Farmington Illinois Map

Explore Farmington, 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 Farmington, Illinois

How to Use This Farmington, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityFarmington
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyKane County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.697011
Longitude-90.002312
Population2,389
Density612.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes60047, 60175, 60565, 61531
Area Code708, 815
County SeatGeneva
School DistrictFarmington Central Community Unit School District 265

About Farmington, Illinois

Farmington is a locality in Kane County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,389. The population density is 612.9 people per km². Farmington is located at 40.6970°N, 90.0023°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Farmington is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60047, 60175, 60565.

Farmington occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, defined by the steady, persistent presence of the Fox River as it carves a path through the deep, black soil of the region. It lies 2.1 miles north of St. Charles, IL (from St. Charles, IL: bearing 350°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southwest of Elgin. The landscape is characterized by a deliberate flatness that stretches toward the horizon, broken only by the thin, vertical silhouettes of timber stands and the seasonal transformation of agricultural fields. To the west, the distant elevation of Rogers Ridge offers a faint, pale boundary against the sky, while the immediate geography finds relief in the Fox River Bluff West County Forest Preserve, which provides a dense, shaded sanctuary along the riverbank. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, particularly at dusk when the low light catches the golden residue of the harvest, casting long, stark shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the stillness of the plains.

Farmington maintains a character forged by the intersection of early prairie settlement and the subsequent industrial shifts that moved through the heart of the Midwest. The local economy persists with a quiet resilience, tethered to the patterns of the land and the modest commerce that supports those residing within its grid. Residents often look toward the nearby Pratts Wayne Woods Forest Preserve or the waters of Spring Valley Lake for a sense of reprieve, finding a continuity in the landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the rapid pace of the outside world. Life in Farmington moves with the slow, predictable cadence of the seasons, where the brick structures of the center reflect a history of labor and a persistent, grounded identity that favors substance over spectacle.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 312° NW
  • City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 353° N
  • Farmington Township Park District (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 170° S
  • Wood 'Lks Habitat (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 292° W
  • Hiram Wildlife Arealker Rod and Gun (Private Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 272° W
  • Lake Holiday Sports Club (Park) — 4.4 mi, 080° E
  • Nature Conservancy (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 191° S
  • Hanna City Sportsman's Club (Park) — 5.6 mi, 044° NE
  • The Pioneers (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 019° N
  • Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 018° N
  • Maple Lane Country Club (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 018° N
  • Canton Country Club (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 191° S
  • Canton Waterworks (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 174° S
  • Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.1 mi, 079° E
  • Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 274° W
  • Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.4 mi, 152° SE
  • Statue of Lion (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 072° E
  • Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 163° S
  • Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 115° SE
  • 29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 115° SE
  • Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.6 mi, 176° S · 13k acres
  • Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 089° E
  • Arts Partners (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 089° E
  • Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 039° NE
  • Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 21.6 mi, 091° E
  • Sundance (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 115° SE
  • Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 091° E
  • Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 091° E
  • Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.1 mi, 191° S · 5,262 acres

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About This Farmington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Farmington, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.697011, -90.002312. 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 Farmington includes the ZIP code (60047, 60175, 60565), telephone area code (708, 815), county seat of Kane County (Geneva), and school district assignment (Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.