Hurst Illinois Map
Hurst, 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 Hurst, Williamson County.
Interactive Map of Hurst, Illinois
| City | Hurst |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Williamson |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.833106 |
| Longitude | -89.142857 |
| Population | 700 |
| Density | 298.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Hurst, Illinois
Hurst is a locality in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 700. The population density is 298.3 people per km². Hurst is located at 37.8331°N, 89.1429°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62949.
Hurst exhales a quiet breath of Williamson County, where the land begins its slow, rolling surrender towards the southern Illinois flatness. It lies 41.8 miles north-north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 29°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-east of Carbondale. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer evenings, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn. Oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, punctuate the landscape, their shadows stretching long and cool across the fields as the sun begins its descent. The roads, often lined with the weathered gray of fence posts and the vibrant green of roadside weeds, wind through a terrain that feels both familiar and deeply rooted, a place where the sky seems to expand indefinitely above the gently sloping hills and the occasional, shimmering expanse of a farm pond reflecting the day’s last light. The history of Hurst is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very grain of its existence, a story shaped by the earth and the labor it demands. Once, the hum of coal mining echoed through these hills, a gritty testament to the resourcefulness of generations who coaxed a living from the deep seams beneath. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, that legacy lingers, a quiet understanding of hard work and perseverance that still underpins the local economy, now largely driven by agriculture and the steady pulse of small businesses. The community itself, a collection of homes and gathering places, possesses a character forged in shared experience, where the rhythm of life often aligns with the seasons and the quiet dignity of those who call Hurst home.
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About This Hurst Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Hurst, 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 Hurst and Williamson County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Hurst 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 Hurst 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. |
