St. Francisville Illinois Map

About St. Francisville, Illinois

St. Francisville is a locality in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 568. The population density is 294.4 people per km². St. Francisville is located at 38.5912°N, 87.6467°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. Francisville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62460.

St. Francisville commands a quiet prominence above the silt-heavy currents of the Wabash River, where the earth flattens into an expanse defined by the patient labor of the seasons. It lies 8.7 miles southwest of Vincennes, IN (from Vincennes, IN: bearing 227°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Lawrenceville. This landscape is shaped by the slow, deliberate movement of water, creating a horizon where the sky seems vast and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, soft silhouette of Cane Ridge. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and impending weather, a terrestrial stillness that persists even as the light shifts from gold to a bruised, heavy violet at dusk. Only two miles distant, the surface of Rapid Pond remains largely undisturbed, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift over this inland reach, far from the restless energy of any coastline.

St. Francisville traces its character to the stubborn persistence of Midwestern agriculture, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of the soil and the cycles of the harvest. The proximity of the Wabash River - Mount Carmel provides a protected corridor for the native landscape, ensuring that the wilder edges of the terrain remain resilient against the encroachment of modern industry. Within this setting, the local economy remains tethered to the fertile potential of the soil and the quiet commerce of the plains, echoing the legacy of those who first recognized the value of the nearby Vincennes Prairie. Life in St. Francisville moves with the gravity of a place that understands its own boundaries, marked by a sturdy, unpretentious endurance that finds beauty in the simple, repetitive labor of maintaining a life on the land.

About This St. Francisville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Francisville, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.591158, -87.646692. 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 St. Francisville includes the ZIP code (62460), telephone area code (217), county seat of Lawrence County (Lawrenceville), 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.