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Prairietown Illinois Map

Explore Prairietown, 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 Prairietown, Illinois

How to Use This Prairietown, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.966435
Longitude	-89.922045
Population	153
Density	314.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62021
Area Code	309
County Seat	Edwardsville
School District	Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

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About Prairietown, Illinois

Prairietown is a locality in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 153. The population density is 314.2 people per km². Prairietown is located at 38.9664°N, 89.9220°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62021.

Prairietown anchors itself to the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois plains, where the open sky dictates the daily temperament of the landscape. It lies 10.8 miles north of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 9°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-northeast of Bethalto. The Dentons Branch cuts a subtle, meandering path through the earth, drawing a thin line of silver through the tall grasses that define the local topography. Only a mile away, Yates Lake gathers the runoff of the season, its surface often mirroring the heavy, bruised clouds that congregate before a summer storm. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouette of Goat Ranch Ridge suggests a boundary to the world, though here the earth prefers the quiet endurance of the flatland. The light at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, catching the dust motes and drying stalks in a way that makes the entire expanse feel suspended in time.

Prairietown emerged from the necessity of the soil, built upon the labor of those who turned the dense prairie sod into predictable rows of corn and soybean. The economy remains tethered to this cycle of planting and harvest, a rhythm that persists even as modern machinery replaces the mule and the plow. Local life often drifts toward the Ball Park, a space that serves as the quiet center for community gatherings and the slow passage of weekend afternoons. History here is kept in the weathered brick of the storefronts and the deep, pervasive silence that settles over the fields once the tractors are parked for the night. There is a stoic, unadorned grace in how Prairietown persists, a place where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the constant, steady promise of the next season.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 207° SW
Holishor Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 194° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 344° N
Bethalto Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 239° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 059° NE
Illinois Traction System (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 066° NE
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 071° E
Golf Course (Park) — 8.3 mi, 184° S
Bethalto Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 248° W
Memorial for the Veterens of All Wars (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 239° SW
Nesting Stand (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 197° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 197° S
Charles Raich Field (Stadium) — 11.5 mi, 226° SW
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 12.6 mi, 193° S
Robert Pershing Wadlow (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 250° W
Edward "ted" And Pat Jones-confluence Point State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 231° SW
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 13.6 mi, 201° S
Poag Sand Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 13.7 mi, 207° SW
Structure (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 217° SW
Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 222° SW
Hartford Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 14.4 mi, 217° SW
Blind (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 244° SW
Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 249° W
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 227° SW
Jacoby Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 250° W
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.4 mi, 233° SW · 32k acres
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 16.8 mi, 351° N
Chouteau Island State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 221° SW
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 27.2 mi, 211° SW · 85 acres
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.3 mi, 270° W · 1,866 acres

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