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Sauget Illinois Map

Explore Sauget, 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 Sauget, Illinois

How to Use This Sauget, Illinois Map

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

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.

CitySauget
StateIllinois (IL)
CountySt. Clair County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude38.585865
Longitude-90.153131
Population141
Density11.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes62201, 62206
Area Code217
County SeatBelleville
School DistrictCahokia Community Unit School District 187

About Sauget, Illinois

Sauget is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 11.9 people per km². Sauget is located at 38.5859°N, 90.1531°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sauget is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62201, 62206.

Sauget occupies a low-lying stretch of the American Bottoms where the flat, silty earth meets the insistent, heavy pull of the Mississippi River. It lies 1.8 miles north of Cahokia, IL (from Cahokia, IL: bearing 9°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-southeast of St. Louis. Louis. The horizon here is defined by the stark geometry of industrial towers and the cooling haze that rises from the damp soil, creating a landscape where the sky seems to press down upon the infrastructure of pipes and steel. At dusk, the light catches the metallic surfaces, turning the gray expanse into a shimmering grid that stretches toward the distant, faint silhouette of the Crescent Hills. Just a mile away, Sauget Field offers a small expanse of green, a quiet contrast to the persistent hum of the heavy machinery that shapes the physical character of the land.

Sauget emerged from the necessity of commerce and the sheer utility of its position near the river, transforming from a quiet expanse into a distinct hub of chemical processing and specialized manufacturing. The economy is tethered to these industrial roots, a legacy that has dictated the rhythm of work and the movement of goods through the corridors of the valley for decades. Five miles distant, the waters of Grand Marais Lake mirror the industrial sky, providing a rare, still counterpoint to the busy, pipe-lined arteries that define the local economy. While the work here is demanding and constant, there is a peculiar, stark beauty in the way the town asserts itself against the vast, open prairie, standing as a testament to the enduring influence of industry on the Midwestern landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sauget Field (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 288° W
  • Alorton Heron Rookery (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 036° NE
  • Alorton Thicket (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 067° NE
  • Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 357° N
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 241° SW
  • Centreville Sports Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 115° SE
  • Frank Holten State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 070° E
  • Malcolm W. Martin (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 334° NW
  • Mississippi River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 334° NW
  • Village Theatre (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 111° E
  • Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 2.9 mi, 322° NW · 85 acres
  • Gateway Arch Riverboats (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 327° NW
  • The Capture of Camp Jackson (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 281° W
  • Lewis and Clark in Illinois (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 338° N
  • Museum at the Gateway Arch (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 326° NW
  • St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 286° W
  • Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 328° NW
  • MX Movies & Bar (Cinema) — 3.6 mi, 327° NW
  • National Blues Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 327° NW
  • Ferrara Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 328° NW
  • Falling Spring (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 200° S
  • Chad M. Lawson Fine Art (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 304° NW
  • Salon and Gallery (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 278° W
  • HMS Actaeon Guns (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 302° NW
  • Music Pavilion (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 301° NW
  • St. Clair County Trust (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 244° SW
  • Eagle Park Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 359° N
  • Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 046° NE
  • Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.3 mi, 354° N · 32k acres

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About This Sauget Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sauget, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.585865, -90.153131. 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 Sauget includes the ZIP code (62201, 62206), telephone area code (217), county seat of St. Clair County (Belleville), and school district assignment (Cahokia Community Unit School District 187).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.