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 736. The population density is 299.6 people per km². St. Francisville is located at 38.5912°N, 87.6467°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62460.

St. Francisville rests in the broad, sweeping embrace of southeastern Illinois, where the land gently rolls like a slumbering giant under a sky that often stretches to an infinite blue. It lies 28.3 miles west-south-west of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 254°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-west of Vincennes. Creeks, shallow and clear for much of the year, carve meandering paths through fields of corn and soybeans, their banks fringed with a resilient green that whispers of the damp earth. The air here carries the scent of fertile soil and, in season, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening crops, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at St. Francisville’s core. Sunlight, when it descends towards evening, casts long, buttery shadows that soften the edges of farmhouses and barns, imbuing the landscape with a quiet, enduring beauty. The history of St. Francisville is a story told in the land and in the lives of those who have worked it, a legacy rooted in the fertile Wabash River bottomlands. For generations, this region has been a breadbasket, its economy intrinsically tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a dependable pulse in the rhythm of rural life. The river, a constant presence, has shaped the settlement’s past, a vital artery for trade in earlier times and now a gentle boundary to the west. While the grand pronouncements of industry are not its defining features, St. Francisville holds a quiet pride in its self-sufficiency, a character forged by the resilience and hard work of its people, who continue to nurture the land that sustains them.

About This St. Francisville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Francisville, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.591158, -87.646692. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on St. Francisville and Lawrence County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct St. Francisville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.