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 169. The population density is 212.4 people per km². Redmon is located at 39.6453°N, 87.8617°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61949.

Redmon lies in a broad, gently rolling landscape, the kind of terrain that invites the eye to wander over fields of ripening grain and pastures where cattle graze under the wide Illinois sky. It lies 24.7 miles west-north-west of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-north-west of Paris. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of earth and sun-baked grasses, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. The land itself seems to exhale a quiet resilience, its contours smoothed by countless seasons of wind and rain. Even the few scattered farmhouses, their white paint weathered to soft shades of grey and cream, appear to be rooted to the soil as deeply as the ancient oak trees that sometimes stand sentinel at the edge of a property. The roads, mostly unpaved, snake between farmsteads like dusty ribbons, leading onward into the endless expanse of cultivated land. The history of Redmon is tied to the rich agricultural soil that has sustained it for generations, its economy built on the bounty of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground, established homesteads that became the foundations of the scattered settlements that dot this part of Edgar County. While the pace of life here is unhurried, a deep sense of connection to the land and to each other binds the residents of Redmon. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces, but rather the quiet dignity of hard work and the enduring character of a community that has learned to thrive in harmony with the rhythms of the seasons. The occasional rumble of a tractor, or the distant call of a bird, are the dominant sounds that punctuate the day, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of Redmon.

About This Redmon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Redmon, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.645313, -87.861698. 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 Redmon and Edgar County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Redmon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.