Goreville Illinois Map
Explore Goreville, 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 Goreville, Illinois
How to Use This Goreville, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Goreville, 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 Goreville.
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 | Goreville |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Johnson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.554495 |
| Longitude | -88.972293 |
| Population | 1,068 |
| Density | 153.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 62939, 62972 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| County Seat | Vienna |
| School District | Goreville Community Unit School District 1 |
About Goreville, Illinois
Goreville is a locality in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,068. The population density is 153.5 people per km². Goreville is located at 37.5545°N, 88.9723°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Goreville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62939, 62972.Goreville emerges from the ancient, weathered terrain of southern Illinois, where the land rises in stubborn limestone bluffs and descends into quiet, shaded lowlands. It lies 12.4 miles south of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 190°T), and is situated 17.9 miles southeast of Carbondale. The air here holds a distinct stillness, heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves that drift from the dense canopy of the Shawnee National Forest, which envelopes the entire region in its protective reach. A mile to the east, the waters of Ferne Clyffe Lake gather in a tranquil basin, reflecting the shifting hues of the sky as Dry Fork Creek carves a thin, meandering path through the limestone bedrock. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of Wise Ridge anchors the view, providing a jagged, blue-gray boundary that defines the character of the surrounding wilderness.
Goreville maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted in a history that values self-reliance and a deep connection to the surrounding topography. The local economy finds its rhythm in the interplay between small-scale commerce and the stewardship of the natural landscape, with visitors frequently drawn to the rugged trails and the deep, silent relief of Happy Hollow. Throughout the changing seasons, the residents observe a cadence dictated by the turning of the woods and the quiet cycles of the inland climate, far removed from the clamor of the wider world. Life in Goreville remains measured and unpretentious, defined by the enduring presence of the forest and the persistent, slow-moving currents of the local landscape.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Shawnee National Forest (Conservation Area) — locality lies within
- Ferne Clyffe State Park (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 209° SW
- Water Fall (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 184° S
- Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 211° SW
- Cedar Bluff (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 231° SW
- Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 262° W · 7,712 acres
- Skinner Farm State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 128° SE
- Panther Den Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.1 mi, 296° NW · 988 acres
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 303° NW · 4,387 acres
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 302° NW · 91k acres
- Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 133° SE
- Schwegman Ecological Area (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 124° SE
- Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 122° SE
- John Bridges Tavern Location (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 196° S
- Trail of Tears Memorial (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 154° SE
- Crab Orchard Wildlife Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 334° NW
- Inspiration Point (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 299° NW
- Bogard Point (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 336° NW
- Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 345° N
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.0 mi, 201° S · 33k acres
- Simpson Township Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 13.7 mi, 112° E
- Druid Mask (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 310° NW
- Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 338° N
- Cobden Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 265° W
- Hickory Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 15.9 mi, 200° S
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 315° NW
- Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 309° NW
- Sharp Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 310° NW
- Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 24.9 mi, 268° W · 1,959 acres
- Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 26.4 mi, 275° W · 3,877 acres
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About This Goreville Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goreville, Illinois. Coordinates: 37.554495, -88.972293. 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 Goreville includes the ZIP code (62939, 62972), telephone area code (618), county seat of Johnson County (Vienna), and school district assignment (Goreville Community Unit School District 1).
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. |
