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Scottville Illinois Map

Explore Scottville, 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 Scottville, Illinois

How to Use This Scottville, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.480325
Longitude	-90.104834
Population	93
Density	36.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62674, 62683
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlinville
School District	Northwestern Community Unit School District 2

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About Scottville, Illinois

Scottville is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 93. The population density is 36.0 people per km². Scottville is located at 39.4803°N, 90.1048°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Scottville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62674, 62683.

Scottville sits upon the level, expansive plains of the Illinois interior, defined by the quiet passage of Rock Branch through the low-lying fields. It lies 18.7 miles south-southeast of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 159°T), and is situated 18.3 miles northwest of Carlinville. The landscape here is one of vast, open horizons where the sky claims more territory than the earth, pressing down upon the tall grasses and the orderly rows of crops that stretch toward the distant, hazy blue of Pea Ridge. In the stillness of an autumn evening, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, illuminating the sediment-heavy banks of Rock Branch as it snakes through the heavy, dark soil. Four miles to the east, the low depression of Happy Hollow catches the morning mist, holding the cool, damp air long after the sun has climbed high enough to burn the dew from the surrounding fields.

Scottville remains a place of quiet industry, rooted in the seasonal rhythm of the harvest and the persistent labor required to coax bounty from the prairie floor. The local economy stays tied to these cycles, reflecting the modest, pragmatic nature of those who settled this interior expanse. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of larger hubs, finding its recreation in the simplicity of a drive toward Ware Brothers Pond or an afternoon spent in the quiet greenery of Modesto Village Park. The architecture of Scottville—plain, sturdy, and built to withstand the bite of winter winds—speaks to a history of endurance and a persistent, quiet connection to the land that sustains it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Modesto Village Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 091° E
Terry Park Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 109° E
Woodbine Country Club (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 228° SW
Goode's Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 102° E
City of Greenfield Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 206° SW
Hagaman Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 176° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 14.2 mi, 271° W
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 272° W
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 092° E
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 139° SE
Woodlawn Farm Underground RR (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 354° N
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 335° NW
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.3 mi, 137° SE
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 339° N
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 18.8 mi, 340° N
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 19.2 mi, 161° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 245° SW · 665 acres
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 022° N
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 272° W
Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 112° E
Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 040° NE
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 047° NE
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 29.1 mi, 047° NE
Rotary Sundial (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 054° NE
Selvaggio Historic Arches (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 054° NE
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 245° SW
Weigh Station Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 30.2 mi, 125° SE
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 30.7 mi, 244° SW
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.0 mi, 318° NW · 7,396 acres
Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 39.0 mi, 219° SW

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