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Sugar Grove Illinois Map

Explore Sugar Grove, 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 Sugar Grove, Illinois

How to Use This Sugar Grove, Illinois Map

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

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.

CitySugar Grove
StateIllinois (IL)
CountySchuyler County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.777407
Longitude-88.446525
Population9,278
Density304.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes61231, 62681, 60554
Area Code217, 708
County SeatRushville
School DistrictKaneland Community Unit School District 302

About Sugar Grove, Illinois

Sugar Grove is a locality in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,278. The population density is 304.9 people per km². Sugar Grove is located at 41.7774°N, 88.4465°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sugar Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61231, 62681, 60554.

Sugar Grove rises from the expansive Illinois prairie, a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of flat, fertile earth and the broad, open sky that dictates the pace of the day. It lies 27.3 miles northwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 318°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Beardstown. The horizon remains largely uninterrupted, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Dutch Ridge, which anchors the western view and hints at the geologic shifts occurring far beyond the immediate horizon. Nearby, the banks of Town Branch hold the seasonal runoff of the plains, carving a subtle, serpentine path through the soil that feeds the surrounding fields. When the sun dips low, the light catches the expanse of the land, turning the tall grasses and cultivated rows into a shifting mosaic of amber and deep violet that feels both ancient and immediate.

Sugar Grove sustains itself through a blend of agricultural heritage and the steady, quiet expansion of regional commerce that keeps the local economy grounded. Residents often find their way toward the Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area, a sanctuary where the quietude of the woods offers a necessary counterpoint to the structured grid of the surrounding roads. The presence of Schuy-Rush Lake, a mere two miles away, provides a reflective mirror for the sky, drawing those who seek a moment of stillness away from the hum of machinery and the movement of transport. Life in Sugar Grove moves with the deliberate rhythm of the seasons, honoring a history built on the cultivation of the soil while adapting to the modern demands of a changing Midwestern landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bliss Woods Forest Preserve (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 014° N
  • Hannaford Woods Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
  • Belle Vbe Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 086° E
  • Aurora West Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 092° E
  • Gilman Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 099° E
  • Perry Theatre (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 107° E
  • Your Peforming Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 181° S
  • Founder's Rock (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 140° SE
  • Les Arends County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.4 mi, 061° NE
  • Peck Farm (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 034° NE
  • Classic Cinemas Kendall GDX (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 121° SE
  • Gulf War (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 142° SE
  • Korean Conflict (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 142° SE
  • Mastodon Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 109° E
  • Little White School Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 142° SE
  • Your Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.4 mi, 180° S
  • Garfield Farm Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 014° N
  • Silver Springs (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 200° S
  • Waubonsie Valley Planetarium (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 105° E
  • Playhouse 38 (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 042° NE
  • Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 221° SW
  • Dunham Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 15.1 mi, 037° NE
  • McDonald Farm (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 105° E
  • Mounds at Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 064° NE
  • Midewin Other (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 157° SE · 18k acres
  • Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.5 mi, 000° N · 638 acres
  • Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 54.8 mi, 109° E · 11k acres

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About This Sugar Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sugar Grove, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.777407, -88.446525. 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 Sugar Grove includes the ZIP code (61231, 62681, 60554), telephone area code (217, 708), county seat of Schuyler County (Rushville), and school district assignment (Kaneland Community Unit School District 302).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.