Redmon Illinois Map

About Redmon, Illinois

Redmon is a locality in Edgar County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 364.8 people per km². Redmon is located at 39.6453°N, 87.8617°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Redmon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61949.

Redmon defines itself through the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches into an uninterrupted line of earth and sky. It lies 19.7 miles east-northeast of Charleston, IL (from Charleston, IL: bearing 58°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-northwest of Paris. The landscape here is defined by the quiet persistence of Catfish Creek, which meanders through the low-lying fields just a mile away, its banks harboring the damp, dark soil that dictates the rhythm of the seasons. Sunlight settles heavily over the crops in the late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the stillness of the afternoon air. While the distant silhouette of Fox Ridge remains a faint suggestion on the far horizon, the immediate topography is dominated by the quiet, functional geometry of agriculture, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the dry, rustling promise of a coming harvest.

Redmon persists as a place where the economy remains tethered to the patient labor of the soil and the seasonal cycles of grain. The local pace is dictated by the steady turning of machinery and the slow, deliberate work of those who tend the surrounding acreage, a life lived in accordance with the demands of the land. Residents find their recreation in the quiet expanses of Blackhawk Park or the reflective waters of Lake Oakland, both of which provide a necessary counterpoint to the intensity of the planting and harvest months. History here is kept in the quiet maintenance of the structures that line the roads, where the architecture reflects a mid-century pragmatism and a commitment to the steady, unadorned work of sustaining a life in the interior of the continent.

About This Redmon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Redmon, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.645313, -87.861698. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Redmon includes the ZIP code (61949), telephone area code (309), county seat of Edgar County (Paris), and school district assignment (Shiloh Community Unit School District 1).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.