Meredosia Illinois Map

About Meredosia, Illinois

Meredosia is a locality in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 826. The population density is 369.1 people per km². Meredosia is located at 39.8312°N, 90.5596°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Meredosia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62665.

Meredosia commands a quiet authority over the flat, expansive bottomlands where the Illinois River carves its deliberate path through the heart of the state. It lies 18.8 miles west-northwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 291°T), and is situated 14.7 miles south-southwest of Beardstown. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, alluvial richness, a geography of silt and sediment that feels ancient and waiting. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the distant, muted silhouette of Spunky Ridge, while the immediate periphery is softened by the presence of Carver Lake, which holds the sky in its still, dark mirror. Within the Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge, the air carries a damp, vegetative weight, especially at dusk when the light turns the color of bruised plums and the tall grasses shiver in the cooling breath of the river valley.

Meredosia exists as a place of long-standing industry and agricultural labor, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, inevitable movement of the Illinois River. The settlement grew from the necessity of the crossing, its history inseparable from the commerce that once relied upon the water to move the yield of the surrounding plains. Today, the economy remains tied to the land and the heavy infrastructure that supports it, characterized by a persistent, utilitarian focus. Far from the frantic pulse of larger grids, Meredosia maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the starkness of grain elevators and the quiet persistence of those who work the soil. It is a place where the human presence feels like a light dusting of snow upon the vast, persistent geometry of the Midwestern prairie.

About This Meredosia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meredosia, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.831158, -90.559571. 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 Meredosia includes the ZIP code (62665), telephone area code (217), county seat of Morgan County (Jacksonville), and school district assignment (Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11).

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.