Leland Grove Illinois Map
Leland Grove, 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 Leland Grove, Sangamon County.
Interactive Map of Leland Grove, Illinois
| City | Leland Grove |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Sangamon |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.776995 |
| Longitude | -89.679267 |
| Population | 1,517 |
| Density | 981.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Leland Grove, Illinois
Leland Grove is a locality in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,517. The population density is 981.4 people per km². Leland Grove is located at 39.7770°N, 89.6793°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62704.
Leland Grove unfolds as a quiet expanse of rolling terrain, a gentle swell of Sangamon County where the broad shoulders of the Illinois prairie begin their slow, deliberate descent towards the Sangamon River. It lies 2.5 miles south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 228°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north of Chatham. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas unblemished by the clamor of towering structures, allowing the sun to paint the landscape with a generous hand. Mature oaks and maples, their branches reaching like ancient arms, punctuate the residential streets, their leaves rustling with a sound that is the very breath of this place. The air, especially in the languid embrace of a summer evening, carries the faint, sweet perfume of mown grass and the distant hum of cicadas, a subtle symphony of a world content in its own skin. The history of Leland Grove is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its development, a testament to thoughtful planning that valued open spaces and a sense of shared community. Its economy, like much of the region, has long been tethered to the fertile black soil that surrounds it, yielding crops that paint the seasons in swathes of green, gold, and brown. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring spirit of Leland Grove remains in its residential core, where a quiet dignity prevails, and the rhythm of daily life moves with a steady, unhurried grace. The proximity to the larger urban centers offers convenience, yet Leland Grove retains its distinct identity, a pocket of cultivated calm where neighbors still wave and the evening light lingers, turning the ordinary into something subtly luminous.
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About This Leland Grove Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Leland Grove, 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 Leland Grove and Sangamon County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Leland Grove 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 Leland Grove 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. |
