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Toulon Illinois Map

Explore Toulon, 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 Toulon, Illinois

How to Use This Toulon, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityToulon
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyStark County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.093648
Longitude-89.864828
Population1,193
Density452.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code61483
Area Code815
County SeatToulon
School DistrictStark County Community Unit School District 100

About Toulon, Illinois

Toulon is a locality in Stark County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,193. The population density is 452.9 people per km². Toulon is located at 41.0936°N, 89.8648°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Toulon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61483.

Toulon anchors the expansive, level plains of the Illinois heartland where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 11.0 miles south-southeast of Kewanee, IL (from Kewanee, IL: bearing 163°T), and is situated 10.6 miles east-southeast of Galva. The landscape finds its rhythm in the slow, deliberate meander of Indian Creek, which carves a modest path through the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain hints at the ancient, glacial reach of the Midwest, though the land remains primarily defined by the heavy, dark soil that yields to the plow. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised violet, casting long, sharp shadows across the grid of streets and emphasizing the quiet, stoic geometry of the local brick architecture. Six miles distant, the Allendale Conservation Club Lake provides a still, reflective surface that mirrors the changing seasons, while the nearby Rock Island serves as a quiet expanse of land for the local flora and fauna to persist undisturbed.

Toulon maintains a steady, agrarian pace that reflects the deep-rooted history of the nineteenth-century settlers who first broke the prairie sod. The economy draws its strength from the cycles of planting and harvest, keeping the town tethered to the seasonal shifts that govern life across the state. While the distant Gravel Hill rises as a singular, muted silhouette on the horizon, the daily life within Toulon remains focused on the maintenance of the county seat and the preservation of a distinct, self-reliant character. The architecture speaks to a time of industrious brick-and-limestone construction, standing as a firm, enduring presence against the openness of the landscape. Life here is measured in the steady turning of agricultural machinery and the quiet gatherings of neighbors, a persistent, grounded existence that recognizes the value of silence and the weight of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 105° E
  • Roadside Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 331° NW
  • Bradford State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 057° NE
  • Midland Country Club (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 321° NW
  • City Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 296° NW
  • Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 245° SW
  • Barker Park Disc Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 341° N
  • Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 151° SE
  • Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 355° N
  • State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 298° NW
  • Bishop Hill Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 299° NW
  • The Great Sauk Trail (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 352° N
  • Public Triangle (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 266° W
  • Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 194° S
  • The Pioneers (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 194° S
  • Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture (Public Artwork) — 22.9 mi, 108° E
  • Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.1 mi, 095° E · 13k acres
  • Town Theater (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 121° SE
  • Jubliee College State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 150° SE
  • Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.7 mi, 165° S
  • Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.9 mi, 141° SE
  • James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 246° SW
  • CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 249° W
  • Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 249° W
  • Bureau County Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 047° NE
  • Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 195° S
  • Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 248° W
  • Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 28.7 mi, 150° SE
  • Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 329° NW
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.9 mi, 316° NW · 274k acres

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About This Toulon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Toulon, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.093648, -89.864828. 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 Toulon includes the ZIP code (61483), telephone area code (815), county seat of Stark County (Toulon), and school district assignment (Stark County Community Unit School District 100).

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.