Menominee Illinois Map

About Menominee, Illinois

Menominee is a locality in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 345. The population density is 55.5 people per km². Menominee is located at 42.4878°N, 90.5332°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61025.

Menominee rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the land itself seems to exhale the scent of damp earth and distant hay. It lies 6.8 miles east of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-west of Galena. The terrain here is a gentle surrender to the prevailing currents of nature, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizons stretch with a quiet insistence. Fields of corn and soybeans, gilded by the low afternoon sun, surrender their vibrant greens to the deepening gold of approaching evening, their straight rows a testament to human order imposed upon a wilder, more ancient earth. Winds, born from the open plains to the west, sweep through the valleys, rustling the leaves of oak and maple trees that stand like silent sentinels on the slopes, their branches reaching towards a sky that often holds the bruised purple of an impending storm. The history of Menominee is a narrative etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who worked the fertile ground. Farming has always been the lifeblood, a tradition passed down through generations, the cyclical rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. The economy, though diversified, still finds its roots in the bounty of the earth, with local businesses often reflecting this agrarian heritage. Occasionally, the echo of earlier industries, perhaps a forgotten quarry or a dismantled mill, can be felt in the weathered barns and stone foundations that dot the countryside, remnants of a time when the land yielded other treasures. The very air in Menominee seems to carry a certain stillness, a quietude that speaks of a slower pace, where conversations might linger a little longer on front porches as the day’s heat begins to dissipate.

About This Menominee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Menominee, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.487782, -90.533184. 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 Menominee and Jo Daviess County.

Detailed location data for Menominee includes the ZIP code (61025), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Jo Daviess County (Galena), and school district assignment (East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Menominee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.