Manchester Illinois Map
Manchester, 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 Manchester, Scott County.
Interactive Map of Manchester, Illinois
| City | Manchester |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Scott |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.542269 |
| Longitude | -90.332344 |
| Population | 197 |
| Density | 67.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Manchester, Illinois
Manchester is a locality in Scott County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 197. The population density is 67.9 people per km². Manchester is located at 39.5423°N, 90.3323°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62082.
Manchester rests low in the rolling folds of west-central Illinois, where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent toward the Illinois River. It lies 40.8 miles west-south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 244°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of White Hall. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of rich, turned earth and the distant whisper of drying cornstalks. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch out like rumpled blankets under a sky that often feels vast and unburdened, punctuated by the stark, elegant silhouettes of oak and hickory trees that cling to the gentle slopes and occasional ravines. The paved roads, worn smooth by decades of farm equipment and the occasional passing car, ribbon through this landscape, connecting clusters of houses and barns with a quiet, almost resigned purpose. Sunlight, filtered through the leaves of mature trees lining the main thoroughfare, casts a shifting mosaic on the asphalt, a subtle reminder of the seasons’ steady march. The history of Manchester is a story of agriculture, of generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile soil. Its economy, like much of rural Scott County, remains tethered to the land, with farming as the bedrock. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of daily life, a slow, steady beat that contrasts with the hurried tempo of more urban centers. Old grain elevators, their metal skins weathered to a muted silver, stand as silent sentinels, testament to a time when local produce moved through these arteries with greater volume. The quietude of Manchester speaks of a community that values its roots, its identity shaped by the enduring cycles of nature and the shared labor of its people.
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About This Manchester Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Manchester, 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 Manchester and Scott County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Manchester 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 Manchester 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. |
