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Tallula Illinois Map

Explore Tallula, 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 Tallula, Illinois

How to Use This Tallula, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.944493
Longitude	-89.937334
Population	434
Density	315.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62688
Area Code	217
County Seat	Petersburg
School District	Porta Community Unit School District 202

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About Tallula, Illinois

Tallula is a locality in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 434. The population density is 315.6 people per km². Tallula is located at 39.9445°N, 89.9373°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tallula is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62688.

Tallula occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels vast enough to swallow the day. It lies 18.4 miles west-northwest of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 6.6 miles southwest of Petersburg. The land here is defined by the persistent, rhythmic cycle of the seasons, shifting from the deep, dark loam of planting time to the brittle gold of autumn harvest. Clary Creek meanders through the periphery, cutting a subtle path through the earth that provides a modest reprieve from the open fields, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Red Oak Ridge anchors the western edge of the view. Three miles away, the quiet surface of Braun Pond reflects the changing light, acting as a small, still eye in a landscape dominated by the immense, quiet weight of the plains.

Tallula traces its roots to the expansion of the rail lines that once dictated the pulse of Midwestern commerce, drawing strength from the fertile soil that remains the primary engine of the local economy. The proximity of Lincolns New Salem State Park serves as a constant reminder of the region’s formative years, linking the daily life of the residents to the broader narrative of the state’s heritage. Life in Tallula moves with the deliberate pace of those who work the land, favoring the practical and the enduring over the fleeting. Even as the modern world presses in from the grid of the cities to the north, the character of the place is held fast by the steady labor of the fields and the deep, persistent stillness of the surrounding countryside, especially when the shadows lengthen toward Millseed Hollow at the end of a long afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 065° NE
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 063° NE
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 301° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 048° NE
Knuppel Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 057° NE
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 046° NE
Hurie Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 047° NE
Sangamon River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 101° E
Jake's Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 300° NW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 083° E
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 085° E
Ronald McDonald Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 084° E
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 096° E
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 185° S
Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 301° NW
Air Combat Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 116° SE
Illinois State Military Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 121° SE
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 127° SE
Carpenter Park (Local Recreation) — 16.9 mi, 107° E
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 140° SE
Illinois State Fair Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 115° SE
Milk a Cow (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 116° SE
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 17.3 mi, 335° NW
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 17.4 mi, 135° SE
High Dive Show (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 116° SE
Springfield Art Association (Arts Centre) — 17.9 mi, 121° SE
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.6 mi, 343° N · 5,262 acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.6 mi, 351° N · 13k acres
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 068° E
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 31.0 mi, 130° SE

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