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Matherville Illinois Map

Explore Matherville, 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 Matherville, Illinois

How to Use This Matherville, Illinois Map

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

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.

City	Matherville
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Mercer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.259757
Longitude	-90.607913
Population	707
Density	698.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61263
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Aledo
School District	Sherrard Community Unit School District 200

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About Matherville, Illinois

Matherville is a locality in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 707. The population density is 698.1 people per km². Matherville is located at 41.2598°N, 90.6079°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Matherville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61263.

Matherville occupies a quiet crease in the Midwestern landscape where the prairie stretches toward a horizon defined by the steady, seasonal work of the sun. It lies 17.3 miles south of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 185°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-northeast of Aledo. The earth here is firm and dark, supporting a quiet topography that slopes gently toward the banks of the Edwards River, which meanders with a low, deliberate gravity just a mile from the center of the village. Lake Matherville holds the sky in its glass, acting as a small, silver anchor for the local light that, at dusk, turns the surrounding fields into a bruised shade of violet and gold. The air carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a cool stillness that settles between the trees as the shadows lengthen across the flat, open expanse of the Illinois interior.

Matherville emerged from the industry of the earth, its history tied to the deep, subterranean veins of coal that once drew men into the dark to fuel the expansion of the plains. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely receded, the legacy of that labor remains in the modest, sturdy architecture that defines the streetscape, where life continues with a deliberate and unadorned pace. Residents look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Army Ridge Bluffs for a sense of scale, or find a different kind of retreat at Northside Park, which offers a quiet reprieve from the steady hum of modern transit. The economy now mirrors the vast, agricultural rhythm of the state, where the value of a day is still measured by the success of the harvest and the persistent, neighborly endurance of those who choose to remain on this particular stretch of ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highland Springs Golf Course (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 358° N
Camden Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 011° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 352° N
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 006° N
Rock River - Carr Island (Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 006° N
Niabi Zoo Forest Preserve (Local Recreation) — 14.9 mi, 035° NE
Buffalo Shores State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 333° NW
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 010° N
Dillon Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 005° N
Irish Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 005° N
Octagon Pistols (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 005° N
Deere Cross (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 019° N
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 011° N
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 001° N
The Oculus (Viewpoint) — 18.6 mi, 015° N
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.7 mi, 158° S
Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 317° NW
Big River State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 229° SW
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.2 mi, 305° NW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 239° SW · 24k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 024° NE · 274k acres
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 187° S
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 026° NE
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 25.0 mi, 150° SE
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 150° SE
Pearl Bottom Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 296° NW
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 151° SE
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 100° E
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 25.9 mi, 298° NW
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 148° SE

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