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Nortonville Illinois Map

Explore Nortonville, 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 Nortonville, Illinois

How to Use This Nortonville, Illinois Map

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

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	Nortonville
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Morgan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.56227
Longitude	-90.139837
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62638, 62234
Area Code	217
County Seat	Jacksonville

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About Nortonville, Illinois

Nortonville is a locality in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Nortonville is located at 39.5623°N, 90.1398°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62638, 62234.

Nortonville occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to hold more light than the earth beneath it. It lies 12.8 miles south-southeast of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 158°T), and is situated 11.2 miles south-southeast of South Jacksonville. Mooney Branch meanders just a mile from the center, cutting a modest path through the soil that feeds the surrounding fields and provides a subtle rhythm to the local landscape. Travelers crossing this terrain might notice how the golden stalks of corn and soybeans mirror the color of the sun as it wanes, casting long, thin shadows across the gravel roads. While the distant silhouette of Tick Ridge remains a faint memory on the far horizon, the immediate ground feels solid and unadorned, defined by the seasonal shifts of a climate that demands both endurance and patience from the land.

Nortonville emerged from the agricultural ambitions of the nineteenth century, building its identity upon the fertility of the black earth and the steady labor of those who broke the sod. The local economy remains anchored in this deep-rooted agrarian tradition, where the harvest cycle dictates the pace of the calendar and the collective attention of the inhabitants. Beyond the reach of the immediate fields, the proximity of Happy Hollow provides a slight break in the flatness, while those seeking the stillness of the woods often look toward the grounds of Wolf Run Bow Hunters. Life in Nortonville moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by a history of self-reliance and the quiet persistence of a place that values the weight of a handshake as much as the yield of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wolf Run Bow Hunters (Private Recreation) — 9.8 mi, 245° SW
Nichols Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 338° N
Woodbine Country Club (Local Recreation) — 11.9 mi, 200° S
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 332° NW
Woodlawn Farm Underground RR (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 000° N
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 337° NW
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 339° N
Goode's Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 125° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.4 mi, 247° SW
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 247° SW
City of Greenfield Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 190° S
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 035° NE
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 099° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.6 mi, 229° SW · 665 acres
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 144° SE
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 23.8 mi, 143° SE
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 24.1 mi, 259° W
Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 052° NE
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 161° S
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 25.7 mi, 059° NE
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.3 mi, 007° N
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 27.1 mi, 058° NE
Lauterbach Man Statue (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 060° NE
Rotary Sundial (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 065° NE
Selvaggio Historic Arches (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 065° NE
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.6 mi, 313° NW · 7,396 acres
Angel of Hope (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 057° NE
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 29.0 mi, 056° NE
Gallery 1624 (Gallery) — 29.6 mi, 059° NE
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 029° NE

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