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Milford Illinois Map

Explore Milford, 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 Milford, Illinois

How to Use This Milford, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityMilford
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyIroquois County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.62837
Longitude-87.69614
Population1,158
Density666.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code60953
Area Code630, 331
County SeatWatseka
School DistrictMilford Area Public School District 124

About Milford, Illinois

Milford is a locality in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,158. The population density is 666.3 people per km². Milford is located at 40.6284°N, 87.6961°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Milford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60953.

Milford emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, defined by the steady, unassuming course of Sugar Creek as it carves a path through the rich, dark soil. It lies 32.8 miles northeast of Rantoul, IL (from Rantoul, IL: bearing 47°T), and is situated 18.8 miles west-southwest of Newton. The horizon here is an unending line of sky meeting earth, where the light at dusk stretches thin and golden across fields that seem to hold the weight of the seasons in their quiet, heavy loam. Only a mile away, the Illinois Outdorrsmen Association serves as a reminder of the wilder edges that persist despite the encroaching geometry of agriculture, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Nebo marks the far limit of the traveler’s view. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape settles into the rhythmic, low-slung geography of the interior, far removed from the turbulent restlessness of the coast.

Milford maintains a character forged in the slow, deliberate work of the harvest, where the economy remains tethered to the pulse of the surrounding grain fields and the cyclical demands of the seasons. The history of the region is written in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of local buildings and the enduring presence of families who have measured time by the growth of corn and soybeans for generations. While the silence of the plains is rarely broken, the proximity of Eastburn Hollow twelve miles away offers a subtle variance in the relief of the land, providing a gentle topographical contrast to the otherwise level plains. Life in Milford proceeds with a focus on local connections and the quiet maintenance of a landscape that provides, its identity anchored firmly in the soil and the persistent, unyielding currents of Sugar Creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica) (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 241° SW
  • Origin of Milford (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 239° SW
  • Illinois Outdorrsmen Association (Private Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 263° W
  • Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 080° E
  • Legion Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 348° N
  • Shewami Country Club (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 019° N
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 349° N
  • Knob View Gamebird Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 122° SE
  • North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 164° S
  • Vinegar Hill (Codden Farm) Gamebird Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 072° E
  • Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.1 mi, 351° N
  • Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 215° SW
  • Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 017° N · 132 acres
  • Gifford War Memorial (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 217° SW
  • Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 29.2 mi, 175° S
  • Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 29.3 mi, 182° S
  • Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 30.2 mi, 182° S
  • AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 31.7 mi, 173° S
  • Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 34.6 mi, 174° S
  • Danville War Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 174° S
  • Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 175° S
  • Kankakee County Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 344° N
  • Ritz Cinema (Cinema) — 35.5 mi, 053° NE
  • Lilian Fendig Gallery (Gallery) — 35.6 mi, 053° NE
  • Prairie Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 35.6 mi, 053° NE
  • Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 176° S
  • Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 201° S
  • Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 43.1 mi, 114° SE
  • Midewin Other (National Forest) — 52.2 mi, 340° N · 18k acres
  • Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 62.1 mi, 012° N · 11k acres

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About This Milford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milford, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.62837, -87.69614. 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 Milford includes the ZIP code (60953), telephone area code (630, 331), county seat of Iroquois County (Watseka), and school district assignment (Milford Area Public School District 124).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.