Mound Station Illinois Map

About Mound Station, Illinois

Mound Station is a locality in Brown County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 112.4 people per km². Mound Station is located at 40.0066°N, 90.8737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62375.

Mound Station lies cradled by the rolling terrain of western Illinois, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, ancient rhythm. It lies 28.8 miles east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 80°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-north-west of Mount Sterling. The fields, a patchwork of green and gold depending on the season, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy, humid air that often hangs in the summer months. Here, the Mississippi River’s influence is felt not by sight, but by the subtle, fertile richness of the soil and the slow, steady murmur of unseen creeks that feed into its mighty flow. The sky above Mound Station is a vast, ever-changing canvas, particularly at dusk when the setting sun bleeds across the western expanse, casting long, gentle shadows that paint the landscape with strokes of amber and rose. The history of Mound Station is deeply entwined with the fertile earth that surrounds it, a legacy of agricultural endeavor stretching back through generations. Its economy has long been rooted in the bounty of the land, with farming remaining a cornerstone, its fields yielding crops that have sustained families and communities. The whispers of the past are carried on the wind that sweeps across the open country, hinting at the lives lived and the hard work that shaped this place. Though not a place of grand monuments, Mound Station carries a distinctive character, a quiet resilience forged in the cycles of nature and the enduring spirit of its people, a spirit as steady as the flow of the great river that shapes the region.

About This Mound Station Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mound Station, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.0066, -90.8737. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mound Station and Brown County.

Detailed location data for Mound Station includes the ZIP code (62375), telephone area code (217), county seat of Brown County (Mount Sterling), and school district assignment (Brown County Community Unit School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mound Station is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.