Florence Illinois Map
Florence, Stephenson County
Florence, Illinois — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Florence, Stephenson County.
Interactive Map of Florence, Illinois
| City | Florence |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Stephenson |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.214467 |
| Longitude | -89.659838 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Florence, Illinois
Florence is a locality in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Florence is located at 42.2145°N, 89.6598°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62363.0.
Florence unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient sculptors of the prairie – wind and water. It lies 28.7 miles south of Green, WI (from Green, WI: bearing 184°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-south-west of Freeport. Gentle swells of earth, cloaked in the vibrant green of summer crops or the muted golds of autumn, ripple towards horizons that seem to stretch into infinity. The air here, especially in the quiet of early morning, carries the clean, earthy scent of freshly turned soil, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like sentinels against the vast sky, punctuate the rolling terrain, each a small world unto itself. The sunlight, when it breaks through the wide Illinois sky, casts long, dramatic shadows, transforming the familiar contours of the fields into something new and luminous. The history of Florence is written in the fertile soil and the spirit of its people, a narrative of agricultural endeavor and quiet resilience. For generations, the bounty of this land has sustained its inhabitants, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of the local economy, their orderly rows a testament to human stewardship. The modest buildings of Florence reflect a practical beauty, built by hands that understood the value of sturdy construction and enduring purpose. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very rhythm of life in Florence, the predictable cycle of planting and harvest, carries a deep historical resonance, a continuation of traditions that have weathered the passage of time.
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About This Florence Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Florence, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Florence and Stephenson County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Florence is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Florence is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
