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Mill Creek Illinois Map

Explore Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek, Illinois

How to Use This Mill Creek, Illinois Map

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

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	Mill Creek
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Union County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.341716
Longitude	-89.252582
Population	59
Density	60.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62961
Area Code	618
County Seat	Jonesboro
School District	Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81

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About Mill Creek, Illinois

Mill Creek is a locality in Union County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 59. The population density is 60.6 people per km². Mill Creek is located at 37.3417°N, 89.2526°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mill Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62961.

Mill Creek defines the rugged, verdant character of southern Illinois, where the namesake watercourse carves a slow, determined path through the limestone-rich earth. It lies 26.7 miles south of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 184°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south of Anna. This landscape is defined by the dense, tangled canopy of the nearby Shawnee National Forest, which presses close to the settlement with a wild, untamed intensity. To the north, the land rises toward the heights of Italian Hill, while the nearby drainage of You-Be Hollow creates a series of quiet, shadowed depressions that trap the morning mist. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and decaying leaves, a heavy, fertile perfume that speaks of a geography shaped by ancient, slow-moving geological forces.

Mill Creek remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil, grounded in an agricultural history that favors the cultivation of timber and fruit over the sprawling industrial grids found further north. Life moves at the pace of the seasons, influenced by the proximity of the Shawnee National Forest, which acts as both a boundary and an extension of the local horizon. Residents may find themselves wandering the Opossum Trot Trail or seeking the cooling stillness of Bluff Lake, where the water reflects the deep, unchanging green of the surrounding timberland. The economy remains modest and solitary, rooted in the careful management of the land, reflecting a quiet, enduring persistence that distinguishes Mill Creek from the more frantic, paved centers of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 267° W · 274k acres
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 197° S · 7,712 acres
University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 5.6 mi, 307° NW
Ozark Hill Prairie Research Natural Area Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.7 mi, 260° W
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.7 mi, 151° SE · 33k acres
Atwood Ridge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.9 mi, 309° NW
Hickory Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 091° E
Cache River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 109° E
Ozark Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 332° NW
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 303° NW
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 360° N
Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 317° NW
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.1 mi, 339° N · 5,830 acres
John Bridges Tavern Location (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 064° NE
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 305° NW
Wolf Lake Memorial Garden (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 318° NW
Fort D (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 257° W
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.4 mi, 330° NW · 4,739 acres
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 347° N
Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 031° NE
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 16.8 mi, 325° NW · 1,959 acres
(former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 252° W
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.1 mi, 017° N · 91k acres
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 270° W
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 048° NE
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 350° N
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 169° S
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 24.0 mi, 169° S
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 004° N
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 004° N

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