Millersburg Illinois Map

About Millersburg, Illinois

Millersburg is a locality in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 70.2 people per km². Millersburg is located at 41.2414°N, 90.8185°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61231.

Millersburg emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a collection of brick facades and gabled roofs anchored firmly into the Illinois prairie. It lies 22.3 miles southwest of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 214°T), and is situated 4.6 miles northwest of Aledo. The landscape surrounding Millersburg is defined by the steady, quiet persistence of agricultural fields that stretch until they blur into the haze of the distant sky. Little Camp Creek cuts a thin, winding path through the soil just a mile away, its banks marked by the seasonal pulse of silt and shifting grasses. When the sun dips low, the light catches the dust of the plains, turning the air a pale, bruised gold that illuminates the silhouettes of distant barns and the far-off, jagged outline of Army Ridge Bluffs visible against the horizon.

Millersburg retains the sturdy, utilitarian character of its foundations, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the rhythm of the local grain trade. Residents often seek the quiet spaces of Northside Park for a brief reprieve, or travel the short four miles to the edges of Lake Nelson, where the water holds the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world. Life in Millersburg moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, shaped by the practical needs of a rural center that has grown alongside the slow, inevitable expansion of the Midwestern fields. Though seventeen miles away, the vast, wooded expanse of Big River State Forest exerts a silent, green influence on the regional climate, grounding the atmosphere in a persistent, earthy dampness that defines the local seasons.

About This Millersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Millersburg, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.241422, -90.818475. 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 Millersburg includes the ZIP code (61231), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Mercer County (Aledo), and school district assignment (Mercer County School District 404).

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.