Leaf River Illinois Map

About Leaf River, Illinois

Leaf River is a locality in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 432. The population density is 191.9 people per km². Leaf River is located at 42.1256°N, 89.4037°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leaf River is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61047.

Leaf River emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of northern Illinois, defined by the quiet, winding progress of the Leaf River that cuts through the surrounding soil. It lies 16.2 miles southeast of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 137°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-northwest of Oregon. The landscape here is one of patient horizontal lines, where the sky claims a vast portion of the horizon and the ground is shaped by the subtle shifts of glacial silt. To the west, the distant outline of Hardpan Ridge provides a faint, jagged anchor to the view, while the nearby He-Lo Wetland Preserve offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal marshland five miles away. The light at dusk here is heavy and golden, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the prairie edge.

Leaf River maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the harvest and the slow turning of the seasons across the surrounding farmland. Historically, the area grew from the steady labor of those who broke the stubborn sod to make way for corn and soybean production, an industry that remains the heartbeat of the local economy. Beyond the fields, life remains anchored to the quiet intersection of county roads and the steady maintenance of long-standing family homesteads. While Coffman Lake rests seven miles away as a quiet point of reflection in the landscape, the daily pulse of Leaf River is found in the simple motion of trucks on gravel and the rustle of dry stalks in the wind, marking a place that values the weight of silence over the clamor of the outside world.

About This Leaf River Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leaf River, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.125581, -89.403721. 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 Leaf River includes the ZIP code (61047), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Ogle County (Oregon), and school district assignment (Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221).

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.