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Smithboro Illinois Map

Explore Smithboro, 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 Smithboro, Illinois

How to Use This Smithboro, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.896158
Longitude	-89.340632
Population	154
Density	63.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62284
Area Code	217
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1

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About Smithboro, Illinois

Smithboro is a locality in Bond County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 154. The population density is 63.8 people per km². Smithboro is located at 38.8962°N, 89.3406°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Smithboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62284.

Smithboro occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels remarkably vast. It lies 20.8 miles east-northeast of Highland, IL (from Highland, IL: bearing 59°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east of Greenville. Beaver Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its banks providing a subtle relief to the surrounding agricultural fields that define the regional geography. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the earth gives way to the gentle slope of the land, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Pelican Pouch occasionally marks the far edge of the western view on the clearest of days. During the golden hour, the light catches the tall grasses and the deep, rich soil, casting long, lean shadows that seem to slow the very movement of the air. Residents often look toward the nearby Unknown Park for a quiet reprieve, finding in its quietude a reflection of the stillness that defines the local atmosphere.

Smithboro grew from the steady labor of those who broke the stubborn sod to cultivate the heavy, fertile ground that remains the primary pulse of the local economy. The legacy of these early settlers remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the paths of the locality, reflecting a history tied strictly to the rhythms of the harvest and the changing seasons. The presence of Bond Christian Camp Lake, just a short distance away, serves as a focal point for communal gatherings, offering a different character to the landscape than the relentless productivity of the surrounding farmland. Life in Smithboro maintains a deliberate pace, governed by the cycles of the grain and the quiet demands of a small, interconnected population. Here, the hum of machinery often gives way to a profound silence, a reminder that the land itself is the oldest inhabitant of this persistent, Midwestern terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 265° W
Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 313° NW
Jaycee Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 268° W
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 267° W
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 260° W
Hogue Tower (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 267° W
Claussen Plaza (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 267° W
The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 268° W
Page Circle (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 267° W
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 267° W
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 125° SE
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 153° SE
Party Cove (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 165° S
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 065° NE
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 071° E
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 071° E
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 175° S
Henry Eilers Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 mi, 326° NW
Shoal Creek Nature Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 24.7 mi, 327° NW
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 288° W
7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 (Viewpoint) — 30.2 mi, 245° SW
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 31.6 mi, 110° E
Browns Mound (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 247° SW
Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 34.3 mi, 332° NW
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 34.9 mi, 258° W
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 39.7 mi, 304° NW
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 41.3 mi, 251° W
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.9 mi, 264° W · 32k acres
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 49.0 mi, 248° W · 85 acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 72.0 mi, 189° S · 274k acres

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