Smithville Illinois Map

About Smithville, Illinois

Smithville is a locality in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 47.9 people per km². Smithville is located at 40.6590°N, 89.8031°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62828, 61536.

Smithville emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of brick and timber held against the wide, insistent sky. It lies 10.5 miles northwest of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 308°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Bartonville. The landscape around Smithville is defined by the subtle, rhythmic dip of the terrain as it approaches Heaton Hollow, a shallow depression that channels the seasonal runoff toward the nearby Largent Creek. Sunlight here possesses a particular weight, turning the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans into a shimmering, monochromatic sea of green that fades into a hazy gold as the day wanes. Only two miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Lakeland Lake catches the shifting colors of the clouds, offering a cool counterpoint to the heat that radiates off the black soil during the long, humid afternoons of July.

Generations of labor have defined the economic pulse of Smithville, which remains anchored to the agricultural output of the surrounding plains and the steady, mechanical hum of regional commerce. The local character is molded by a history of industrious settlement, where the proximity to the tranquility of Lake Camelot provides a necessary reprieve from the relentless cycles of planting and harvest. While the distant silhouette of The Mound provides a faint, elevated marker on the far horizon, the inhabitants focus their gaze on the immediate textures of the land, from the dense, protective canopy of Sand Ridge State Forest to the fertile, dark earth that supports the town’s enduring livelihood. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence here, reflecting a continuity that values the slow change of seasons over the frantic pace of the distant, electrified urban grids.

About This Smithville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smithville, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.658954, -89.803114. 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 Smithville includes the ZIP code (62828, 61536), telephone area code (618, 815), county seat of Peoria County (Peoria), and school district assignment (Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265).

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.