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Oakford Illinois Map

Explore Oakford, 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 Oakford, Illinois

How to Use This Oakford, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.102546
Longitude	-89.963169
Population	234
Density	362.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62673
Area Code	217
County Seat	Petersburg
School District	Porta Community Unit School District 202

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About Oakford, Illinois

Oakford is a locality in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 234. The population density is 362.8 people per km². Oakford is located at 40.1025°N, 89.9632°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62673.

Oakford emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Illinois as a cluster of quiet structures tethered to the vast, productive earth. It lies 26.8 miles northwest of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 321°T), and is situated 8.7 miles northwest of Petersburg. The terrain here is defined by the subtle depression of Mott Hollow, a basin that cradles the settlement in a shallow, earthen palm. To the east, the ground rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Red Oak Ridge, while the immediate landscape is marked by the modest flow of Tar Creek and the still, reflective surface of Mound Lake. In the late afternoon, the light shifts across the soybean fields, turning the sky a bruised, heavy violet that presses down upon the quiet lanes.

Oakford maintains a steady, deliberate pace that reflects its roots in the agrarian traditions of the prairie. The economy remains anchored to the surrounding fields, where the cyclical work of planting and harvest dictates the rhythm of the days. Beyond the cultivated acreage, the Oakford State Habitat Area provides a sanctuary for local flora and fauna, serving as a preserved pocket of the original landscape that once stretched unbroken across the plains. Life in Oakford is quiet, characterized by the sound of wind moving through dry corn husks and the occasional rattle of machinery, a place where the history of the land is written in the soil rather than in monuments.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oakford State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 017° N
Baugher Hill Prairie (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 076° E
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 218° SW
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 7.6 mi, 309° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 134° SE
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 137° SE
Knuppel Woods (Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 358° N
Jake's Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 233° SW
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 144° SE
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 144° SE
Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 247° SW
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 14.7 mi, 338° N
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.9 mi, 336° NW · 5,262 acres
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 339° N
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 127° SE
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 128° SE
Ronald McDonald Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 127° SE
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 17.1 mi, 125° SE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.6 mi, 350° N · 13k acres
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 334° NW
First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 134° SE
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 009° N
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 23.3 mi, 008° N
Route 66 Dream Car Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 115° SE
Air Combat Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 139° SE
Shell Gas Station (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 115° SE
Milk a Cow (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 137° SE
High Dive Show (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 137° SE
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 25.6 mi, 145° SE
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 089° E

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