Union Hill Illinois Map

About Union Hill, Illinois

Union Hill is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 461.6 people per km². Union Hill is located at 41.1085°N, 88.1462°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Union Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60969, 62208, 60917.

Union Hill occupies a singular space where the expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie meets the quiet, persistent flow of Negro Hollow Creek. The land here, defined by the gentle depression of Ridge Prairie, stretches toward a skyline where the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge breaks the absolute flatness of the plains. A mile away, the stillness of Heitmans Pond anchors the landscape, its surface often mirroring the vast, shifting colors of the Midwestern sky, while the nearby Everett Moody Park offers a modest expanse of managed green space that transitions into the wilder, scrub-brushed banks of the creek. During the late afternoon, the light turns a bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the immense scale of the earth beneath the clouds.

Union Hill maintains a sturdy, unpretentious character shaped by generations of labor tied to the surrounding black-soil fields, where the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the calendar. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the agricultural output of the region, sustaining a quiet resilience that persists even as the modern world accelerates beyond the town’s borders. Historically, the patterns of settlement here mirror the steady, methodical expansion of the interior, favoring a social structure built on neighbors who recognize the value of a shared harvest. While life in Union Hill moves with a deliberate, measured grace, there is a profound sense of continuity in the way the local grid holds its own against the encroaching silence of the open prairie, preserving a way of existence that prioritizes the endurance of the land over the fleeting demands of the outside world.

About This Union Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union Hill, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.108476, -88.146167. 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 Union Hill includes the ZIP code (60969, 62208, 60917), telephone area code (217, 630, 331), county seat of St. Clair County (Belleville), and school district assignment (Herscher Community Unit School District 2).

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.