Union Illinois Map

About Union, Illinois

Union is a locality in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 551. The population density is 254.5 people per km². Union is located at 42.2316°N, 88.5448°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61532, 62635, 60433.

Union occupies a broad expanse of Midwestern terrain where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the steady work of seasons upon the soil. It lies 9.6 miles north of Lincoln, IL (from Lincoln, IL: bearing 359°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-southeast of Tremont. The land surrounding Union maintains a quiet consistency, characterized by expansive fields that transition into wooded pockets and the low, moisture-rich basins of the region. Two miles to the west, the waters of Middle Fork Sugar Creek carve a narrow, deliberate path through the earth, serving as a vital artery for the local flora and fauna. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains largely untroubled by dramatic elevation, though the faint, blue-hued silhouette of Red Oak Ridge occasionally asserts itself against the sky twenty-two miles away. Within three miles, the stillness of Hickory Lake offers a reflective contrast to the bustling activity of the nearby Sugar Creek - West Fork, a protected space that preserves the wilder, uncultivated character of the prairie.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Union, grounding the rhythm of the day in the planting and harvest cycles that have long dictated the pace of life here. The infrastructure of the locality reflects a history tied to the expansion of rail and the necessity of moving goods across the interior, creating a legacy of industry that persists in the utilitarian structures that line its center. Local life is defined by a deep-seated pragmatism, where the quality of the light at dusk—turning the grain fields into a sea of muted amber—is often the only interruption to a day defined by labor. Visitors seeking a connection to the past find it in the preservation of vintage machinery and the architecture of the older streets, which speak to a time when Union served as a critical junction for the surrounding farms. The air here holds a particular crispness, especially as the wind moves across the plains, carrying the scent of damp earth and the quiet persistence of a place that values its own steady, unremarkable endurance.

About This Union Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.231567, -88.54478. 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 includes the ZIP code (61532, 62635, 60433), telephone area code (708, 312, 773), county seat of Logan County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165).

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.