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Hervey City Illinois Map

Explore Hervey City, 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 Hervey City, Illinois

How to Use This Hervey City, Illinois Map

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

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	Hervey City
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Macon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.755592
Longitude	-88.850906
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62549, 61317
Area Code	217, 815
County Seat	Decatur

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About Hervey City, Illinois

Hervey City is a locality in Macon County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Hervey City is located at 39.7556°N, 88.8509°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62549, 61317.

Hervey City anchors itself upon the flat, expansive plains of central Illinois, where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the dark, fertile soil. It lies 8.0 miles southeast of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 137°T), and is situated 1.7 miles southeast of Mount Zion. Big Creek meanders through the low-lying terrain just a mile away, its quiet waters carving a subtle path through the fields before eventually feeding into the broader reaches of the region. To the east, the expanse of Lake Decatur holds the reflection of the clouds, offering a stillness that balances the relentless productivity of the surrounding acreage. On the furthest edge of the western horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Blind Horse Ridge offers a reminder of the tectonic shifts that shaped the broader landscape, though here the earth remains dedicated to the patient, horizontal work of the prairie.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Hervey City, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the rhythm of the days and the character of the local economy. The land remains an extension of the broader grain belt, populated by silos that stand like sentinels against the vastness of the Midwest sky. Residents often find a moment of respite at Fletcher Park, a local green space that provides a necessary pause in the routine of the working year. History here is written in the steel of the rail lines and the steady, unadorned architecture of the grain elevators, reflecting a culture built on the quiet, persistent labor of those who cultivate the ground. The air carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a sensory signature that persists long after the sun dips behind the distant, shadowed rise of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fletcher Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 297° NW
Spitler Woods (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 337° NW
Fort Daniel Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 048° NE
Lions Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 299° NW
Girl Scout Camp (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 324° NW
Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 290° W
Reptiles (Viewpoint) — 5.8 mi, 325° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 325° NW
Decatur 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 324° NW
G.A.R. Memorial (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 312° NW
Unknown Soldier Monument (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 312° NW
Wabash Station (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 321° NW
Staley Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 316° NW
Hieronymus Mueller Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 317° NW
Rock Springs Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 302° NW
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 142° SE
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 103° E
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 147° SE
Harristown Depot (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 298° NW
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 159° S
Death of the Last Centaur (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 031° NE
Christian County Coal Mine Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 239° SW
Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 239° SW
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 137° SE
Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 238° SW
Roseland Theatre (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 206° SW
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 085° E
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 36.8 mi, 310° NW
Lincoln Heritage Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 316° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 72.8 mi, 308° NW · 13k acres

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