Russellville Illinois Map

About Russellville, Illinois

Russellville is a locality in Boone County, Illinois, United States. Russellville is located at 42.3281°N, 88.7837°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62439.

Russellville breathes a quiet dignity, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, unforced grace towards the horizon. It lies 16.3 miles east-north-east of Rockford, IL (from Rockford, IL: bearing 76°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-east of Belvidere. Fields of corn and soybeans, stitched together by the dark, rich earth, dominate the landscape, their stalks a shimmering green in the summer sun, turning to brittle gold as autumn approaches. The sky here feels vast, an immense blue dome that can quickly gather storm clouds, unleashing rains that drum on tin roofs and nourish the fertile soil. Farmhouses, often painted in stoic whites and muted blues, dot the countryside, their porch lights casting warm, inviting pools onto gravel driveways as dusk settles, the air carrying the faint, sweet scent of cut hay and distant woodsmoke. This corner of Boone County, Illinois, has always been tethered to the land, its history a slow, steady unfolding of agricultural enterprise. For generations, families have worked these fields, their lives dictated by the seasons and the bounty they yield. The local economy remains firmly rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing like silent sentinels at the edge of town, reminders of the ceaseless cycle of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its past, the simple, enduring character of Russellville itself serves as a testament to the resilience of its people, their lives interwoven with the enduring rhythm of the prairie.

About This Russellville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Russellville, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.328076, -88.783712. 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 Russellville and Boone County.

Detailed location data for Russellville includes the ZIP code (61012), telephone area code (847, 224, 217), county seat of Boone County (Belvidere), and school district assignment (Lawrence County Community Unit District 20). 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 Russellville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.