Enter your search query in the box below.

Kaneville Illinois Map

Explore Kaneville, 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 Kaneville, Illinois

How to Use This Kaneville, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityKaneville
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyKane County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.835306
Longitude-88.522023
Population452
Density612.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes60144, 60119
Area Code312, 773
County SeatGeneva
School DistrictKaneland Community Unit School District 302

About Kaneville, Illinois

Kaneville is a locality in Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 452. The population density is 612.3 people per km². Kaneville is located at 41.8353°N, 88.5220°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kaneville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60144, 60119.

Kaneville emerges from the flat, expansive Illinois expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut against the sky, defined primarily by the slow, persistent current of Welch Creek as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 9.5 miles southwest of Campton Hills, IL (from Campton Hills, IL: bearing 222°T), and is situated 6.5 miles northwest of Sugar Grove. This landscape is characterized by a deliberate, open geometry, where the light at dusk flattens against the fields, turning the stalks of grain into a gilded, monochromatic sea that sighs under the weight of the evening breeze. To the west, the subtle rise of Johnsons Mound disrupts the uniformity of the plains, acting as a silent sentinel over the agricultural grid, while the Underwood Prairie Forest Preserve provides a singular, untamed pocket of native grasses and oak that resists the relentless order of the plow. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and cooling metal, a dry clarity that sharpens the edges of the barns and silos standing like rusted monoliths against the graying clouds.

Kaneville holds its history in the quiet persistence of its homesteads and the modest, utilitarian architecture that prioritizes function over ornamental display. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, a cycle of sowing and harvest that dictates the pace of life far more than the clocks in the distant, electrified hubs of commerce. While the Elburn County Forest Preserve sits five miles away to offer a deeper reprieve into timber and shadow, the local character is forged in the open, exposed spaces where the wind has nothing to break its stride. The presence of Nelson Lake seven miles to the east offers a reflective stillness to the geography, a rare pool of depth in a region defined by the horizontal. Life in Kaneville moves with a measured, grounded gravity, a steady pulse that recognizes the land not as a static backdrop, but as the primary participant in its ongoing survival.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Underwood Prairie Forest Preserve (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 098° E
  • Lone Grove Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 290° W
  • Prairie Kame Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 144° SE
  • Sugar Grove Sports Complex (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 153° SE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 035° NE
  • Harley Woods (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 045° NE
  • Gilman Trail (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 128° SE
  • Lily Lake Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 016° N
  • Garfield Farm Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 050° NE
  • Peck Farm (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 074° E
  • Geneva Park District Solstice Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 070° E
  • Jay Woods Forest Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 196° S
  • Les Arends County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.4 mi, 092° E
  • Perry Theatre (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 122° SE
  • Your Peforming Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.8 mi, 159° S
  • Marquee Youth Stage (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 060° NE
  • Kane County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 074° E
  • Wind Emotions (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 062° NE
  • First Major Industry in Kendall County (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 184° S
  • Silver Springs (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 180° S
  • Classic Cinemas Kendall GDX (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 127° SE
  • Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 13.7 mi, 197° S
  • Little White School Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 140° SE
  • Your Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.9 mi, 164° S
  • Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 299° NW
  • Plato Park Depot Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 024° NE
  • Dunham Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 15.2 mi, 058° NE
  • Waubonsie Valley Planetarium (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 116° SE
  • Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 250° W
  • Midewin Other (National Forest) — 34.4 mi, 154° SE · 18k acres

Latest News: Kaneville

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News

Loading news-world…

About This Kaneville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kaneville, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.835306, -88.522023. 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 Kaneville includes the ZIP code (60144, 60119), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of Kane County (Geneva), and school district assignment (Kaneland Community Unit School District 302).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.