Markham Illinois Map

About Markham, Illinois

Markham is a locality in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of 11,661. The population density is 833.0 people per km². Markham is located at 41.6000°N, 87.6905°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Markham is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62628, 60428.

Markham unfolds across a flat, expansive reach of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon claims the sky with an unrelenting, horizontal grace. It lies 5.3 miles west of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 279°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-northwest of South Jacksonville. The Willow Branch cuts a quiet, unassuming path through this terrain, its waters tracing a slow line through the earth that has long defined the local topography. Two miles to the west, the rise of The Mound offers a singular, modest disruption to the otherwise unbroken level of the land, while the distant depression of Sugar Hollow suggests the subtle, glacial memory of the region. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the grasses to a pale, metallic gold before the shadows lengthen across the suburban streets and the quiet, structured sprawl of the residential blocks.

Markham retains a character forged by the steady, industrious pulse of the Midwestern corridor, where the legacy of rail and road infrastructure continues to shape the local economy and the rhythm of daily transit. Residents often look toward the nearby Lenz Field & Sports Complex for recreation, a space that anchors the community’s social life amidst the broader, utilitarian grid of the surrounding counties. While the proximity to Lake Jacksonville provides a nearby basin for the eye to rest upon, the true life of Markham remains tethered to the movement of commerce and the persistence of its neighborhoods. It is a place that finds its identity in the pragmatic, everyday endurance of its people, echoing the quiet strength of a landscape that asks for little but offers a vast, open space for the work of building a life.

About This Markham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Markham, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.600036, -87.690455. 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 Markham includes the ZIP code (62628, 60428), telephone area code (217, 708), county seat of Morgan County (Jacksonville), and school district assignment (Bremen Community High School District 228).

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.