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Rossville Illinois Map

Explore Rossville, 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 Rossville, Illinois

How to Use This Rossville, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.379203
Longitude	-87.668634
Population	1,221
Density	337.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60963, 60942
Area Code	630, 331
County Seat	Danville
School District	Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7

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About Rossville, Illinois

Rossville is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,221. The population density is 337.2 people per km². Rossville is located at 40.3792°N, 87.6686°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rossville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60963, 60942.

Rossville occupies a stretch of fertile prairie where the earth seems to hold the sun’s warmth long after the afternoon light has deepened into a soft, bruised gold. It lies 17.7 miles north of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 353°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Hoopeston. The North Fork Vermilion River carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks providing a natural sanctuary within the North Fork Vermilion River PCON that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the horizon remains wide and unencumbered, though on exceptionally clear days, the distant silhouette of Devils Backbone suggests a rugged permanence far to the west. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a clean, uncomplicated atmosphere that shifts with the turning of the seasons across the wide, open plains.

Rossville grew from the steady, patient labor of those who cleared the timber and broke the sod to cultivate the heavy, dark soil of this inland region. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over a grid of streets where the pace is dictated by the slow, deliberate turn of the agricultural year. While Lake DeRevey lies a short distance away, drawing those who seek the quiet mirror of still water, the character of the place is defined more by the steady persistence of its commerce and the enduring brick facades that anchor the center. Life in Rossville moves with a grounded, predictable gravity, reflecting a history built on the simple necessity of making a living from the land and the quiet resilience of a community that has watched the seasons cycle across the fields for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 252° W
Mc Ferren Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 352° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 000° N
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 220° SW
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.3 mi, 204° SW
Herschel Workman State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 293° NW
Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 175° S
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.0 mi, 200° S
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 192° S
Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 170° S
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 190° S
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 14.5 mi, 171° S
Trail of Death marker (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 145° SE
Origin of Milford (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 355° N
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 174° S
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 173° S
Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 17.4 mi, 180° S
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 174° S
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 022° N
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 176° S
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 218° SW
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 33.9 mi, 237° SW
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 33.9 mi, 237° SW
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 237° SW
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 36.9 mi, 243° SW
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 37.0 mi, 243° SW
Shades State Park (State Park) — 42.0 mi, 136° SE
Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 43.3 mi, 079° E
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 69.0 mi, 344° N · 18k acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 78.8 mi, 008° N · 11k acres

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