Murrayville Illinois Map
Murrayville, Illinois — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Murrayville, Morgan County.
Interactive Map of Murrayville, Illinois
| City | Murrayville |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Morgan |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.585602 |
| Longitude | -90.252064 |
| Population | 617 |
| Density | 522.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Murrayville, Illinois
Murrayville is a locality in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 617. The population density is 522.0 people per km². Murrayville is located at 39.5856°N, 90.2521°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62668.
Murrayville rests in a quiet corner of Morgan County, where the land slopes with a gentle intention towards the Sangamon River's broad embrace. It lies 35.6 miles west-south-west of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of South Jacksonville. Here, the fields unfurl in a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, their greens and golds shifting with the wind and the slow turning of the sun. The air, especially in the long evenings of summer, carries the scent of turned earth and the distant murmur of cicadas, a sound that seems to deepen the stillness. Old oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, stand sentinel along the country roads, their shadows stretching long and cool across the sun-baked asphalt. This is a place where the sky feels vast, an endless canvas for the drama of passing clouds and the slow bleed of twilight. The history of Murrayville is tied to the fertile soil and the persistent spirit of those who first broke it. Founded in an era when westward expansion was a tangible force, the community grew from the promise of agricultural bounty. The local economy still leans on the rhythm of the seasons, with grain elevators standing as quiet monuments to the harvest. Though the larger industries have long since passed, a hardy self-reliance persists, evident in the well-kept farmsteads and the small businesses that serve the surrounding countryside. There are no grand monuments here, no towering structures to draw the eye, but rather a subtle beauty in the enduring character of the place, a quiet testament to lives lived in close communion with the land.
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About This Murrayville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Murrayville, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Murrayville and Morgan County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Murrayville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Murrayville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
