Florence Illinois Map

About Florence, Illinois

Florence is a locality in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 23.8 people per km². Florence is located at 39.6284°N, 90.6128°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Florence is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61032, 62363.

Florence emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie as a quiet intersection of sky and soil, where the horizon stretches thin and pale under the immense weight of the Midwestern light. It lies 6.0 miles south-southwest of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 199°T), and is situated 14.1 miles southeast of Lena. Crane Grove Creek carves a slender, winding path through the landscape just a mile away, its banks lined with the gnarled skeletons of oaks and the seasonal debris of a slow-moving current. To the west, the subtle rise of Hardpan Ridge breaks the monotony of the fields, offering a muted silhouette against the bruised purple of a dusk sky. The air here holds a crisp, dry stillness, carrying the scent of disturbed earth and the distant, rhythmic hum of grain elevators that stand as sentinels over the surrounding plains.

Florence maintains a pace set by the turning of the seasons and the meticulous cycles of the local agricultural economy, which remains the lifeblood of the region. The legacy of the land is preserved in the nearby Oakdale Nature Preserve, where the prairie grasses lean in unison with the wind, echoing a time before the grid of roads defined the geometry of the fields. While the stillness of Coffman Lake eight miles distant provides a sanctuary for the local fauna, the people of Florence focus their industry on the harvest, their daily lives organized around the steady, demanding pulse of the soybean and corn crops. History lingers in the plain, sturdy architecture of the center, where the limestone foundations reflect a culture built on endurance, patience, and the quiet dignity of a life lived in harmony with the shifting colors of the inland plains.

About This Florence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Florence, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.628417, -90.612775. 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 Florence includes the ZIP code (61032, 62363), telephone area code (847, 224, 217), county seat of Stephenson County (Freeport), and school district assignment (Pikeland Community Unit School District 10).

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.