Explore Fidelity, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fidelity, 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 Fidelity.
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 | Fidelity |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Jersey County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.152824 |
| Longitude | -90.164555 |
| Population | 96 |
| Density | 367.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62030 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| County Seat | Jerseyville |
| School District | Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 |
Fidelity occupies a quiet corner of the Illinois landscape, where the horizon stretches wide across vast, fertile plains that seem to drink in the amber light of the late afternoon. It lies 13.7 miles north of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 5°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-northeast of Jerseyville. The terrain here is defined by an understated grace, marked by the steady, unhurried flow of Piasa Creek as it carves a path through the earth only three miles away. To the north, the water of Rowden Lake holds the reflection of the sky in a mirror of cool, still blue, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Goat Ranch Ridge anchors the view far toward the western edge of the world. The air in Fidelity carries the scent of turned soil and dry corn husks, a crisp, grounding fragrance that persists long after the sun has slipped below the fence lines.
Fidelity emerged from the deep, dark loam of the prairie, a place where the economy has long been tethered to the patient cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of the land. Life here moves in coordination with the seasons, from the frantic activity of harvest to the long, contemplative quiet of winter, punctuated by the occasional excursion to the Tri-Co. Rod and Gun Club for those seeking the solitude of the woods. The architecture of the region reflects a sturdy, utilitarian spirit, with limestone foundations and weathered brick facades standing as silent witnesses to generations of labor. Even as the modern world pulls at the edges of the map, Fidelity retains a singular, enduring identity, defined by the steady pulse of the fields and the deep, silent connection its people share with the topography they call home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fidelity, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.152824, -90.164555. 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 Fidelity includes the ZIP code (62030), telephone area code (309), county seat of Jersey County (Jerseyville), and school district assignment (Southwestern Community Unit School District 9).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |