Russellville Illinois Map

About Russellville, Illinois

Russellville is a locality in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 94.6 people per km². Russellville is located at 38.8186°N, 87.5301°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Russellville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61012, 62439.

Russellville occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains where the horizon stretches wide and flat, broken only by the rhythmic rise and fall of agricultural fields. It lies 5.4 miles northeast of Belvidere, IL (from Belvidere, IL: bearing 35°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-southeast of Candlewick Lake. The Geryune Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks often softened by the silt-heavy runoff of the seasonal rains. A mile away, the Piscasaw Fen Conservation Area provides a sanctuary of native grasses and wetland flora, where the air holds the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and standing water. When the sun begins to retreat behind the distant, hazy silhouette of Lookout Point, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows that emphasize the vast, open geometry of the surrounding farmland.

Russellville maintains a steady, deliberate pace defined by the cycles of the harvest and the persistent labor of the grain elevators that serve as the landmarks of the local economy. The history of the settlement is etched into the weathered brick facades of the main street, where the architectural remnants of an earlier mercantile era stand in quiet defiance of modern sprawl. Life here is measured by the steady hum of machinery and the seasonal migration of trucks hauling corn and soybeans toward the regional hubs. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the McKiski County Forest Preserve offers a dense canopy of hardwoods, while the reflective surface of Pierce Lake, nine miles distant, remains a solitary point of stillness in an otherwise industrious landscape.

About This Russellville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Russellville, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.818609, -87.53012. 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 Russellville includes the ZIP code (61012, 62439), telephone area code (847, 224, 217), county seat of Boone County (Belvidere), and school district assignment (Lawrence County Community Unit District 20).

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.