Richmond Illinois Map

About Richmond, Illinois

Richmond is a locality in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,089. The population density is 188.0 people per km². Richmond is located at 42.4638°N, 88.3093°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Richmond is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61721, 60071.

Richmond sits upon the flat, glacial till of the northern Illinois plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant peak. It lies 14.7 miles north of Lincoln, IL (from Lincoln, IL: bearing 359°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-southeast of Morton. West Fork Sugar Creek moves with a quiet, persistent gravity through the surrounding fields, carving a narrow path through the silt and dark, nutrient-rich earth that defines the basin. To the east, the stillness of Minier Lake serves as a mirror for the changing sky, reflecting the high, pale light of autumn afternoons. On the clear days that follow a cold front, one might discern the faint, jagged silhouette of Red Oak Ridge rising far off against the western sky, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that formed the continent long before the first plow broke the sod.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of Richmond, dictating the seasonal migration of machinery and the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest that governs the local economy. The architecture of the village reflects a heritage of nineteenth-century settlement, where brick storefronts and modest frame houses stand as evidence of a frontier transition into a stable, agrarian society. Beyond the cultivated rows of corn and soybeans, the Sugar Creek - West Fork wildlife area offers a sanctuary where the land returns to its wilder, unmanaged state, preserving the native grasses and marshy thickets that once dominated the region. Daily life in Richmond proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, anchored by the enduring relationship between the people and the heavy, productive soil beneath their feet.

About This Richmond Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richmond, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.463756, -88.309337. 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 Richmond includes the ZIP code (61721, 60071), telephone area code (309, 312, 773), county seat of Tazewell County (Pekin), and school district assignment (Nippersink School District 2).

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.