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 211. The population density is 42.6 people per km². Menominee is located at 42.4747°N, 90.5429°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Menominee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61025.

Menominee occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises into the soft, tectonic folds of the Dubuque Hills, casting long shadows across the fields as the sun dips low. It lies 6.8 miles east of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northwest of Galena. The Little Menominee River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its current often muted by the heavy, fertile soil of the surrounding plains. To the east, the water of Frentress Lake sits glassy and still, reflecting the expansive Midwestern sky that dominates the horizon. In the distance, the topography deepens into the quiet, shaded basin of Whisky Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, damp weight during the early hours of the morning. The light here has a particular clarity, turning the stalks of grain into shimmering copper ribbons before the dusk turns the world a muted, slate gray.

Menominee retains the quiet, industrious character of a settlement built upon the rhythms of agriculture and local trade, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s urban centers. The history of Menominee remains tied to the land, where the labor of generations has smoothed the ridges and turned the dark, loamy earth into a steady, reliable economy. Residents often look toward the Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area for a sense of open space, finding a reprieve from the daily tasks of maintaining homesteads and businesses. While the Floodwall Trail - South Section serves as a reminder of the region’s ongoing efforts to manage the strength of the local waterways, the spirit of Menominee persists in the steady, unadorned diligence of its people. Life here moves with the sun and the seasons, defined by the simple, enduring necessity of working the ground and keeping the machinery of a small, inland life in motion.

About This Menominee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Menominee, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.474683, -90.542894. 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 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).

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.