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Warrensburg Illinois Map

Explore Warrensburg, 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 Warrensburg, Illinois

How to Use This Warrensburg, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityWarrensburg
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyMacon County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.932816
Longitude-89.062028
Population1,110
Density588.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code62573
Area Code217
County SeatDecatur
School DistrictWarrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11

About Warrensburg, Illinois

Warrensburg is a locality in Macon County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,110. The population density is 588.7 people per km². Warrensburg is located at 39.9328°N, 89.0620°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Warrensburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62573.

Warrensburg sits amidst a vast, flattened expanse where the horizon stretches into an infinite, quiet geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 8.6 miles northwest of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 318°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west of Forsyth. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, especially when the sun dips low and casts long, amber shadows across the dark, fertile soil that defines the regional character. Three miles away, the South Fork Lake Fork carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, its banks buffered by patches of wild brush and timber. Further out, the landscape rises only in the most subtle of suggestions, with the distant elevation of Blue Mound providing a faint, jagged interruption to an otherwise unbroken sky. During the humid peak of summer, the atmosphere settles into a thick, golden stillness that makes the simple act of standing in an open field feel like watching the slow, rhythmic breathing of the plains.

Warrensburg emerged from the steady expansion of Midwestern rail and agriculture, its identity forged by the labor of those who turned the heavy prairie sod into a productive, systematic grid. The economy remains tethered to this cycle of planting and harvest, a quiet industry that dictates the pace of daily movement and the seasonal color of the landscape. Families often look toward Schroll Park for recreation, finding a modest retreat among the trees, while those seeking the stillness of deeper waters travel seven miles to reach the edges of Shady Lake. Life in Warrensburg moves with a predictable, grounded gravity, reflecting a history of endurance where the primary architecture—simple, sturdy brick and wood—stands as a modest counterpoint to the enormity of the surrounding fields. Even as the modern world pulls at the edges of the grid, the fundamental rhythm of the place remains anchored to the soil and the changing light that washes over the plains each evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Main Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 092° E
  • Harristown Depot (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 192° S
  • Fairview Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 153° SE
  • Rock Springs Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 157° SE
  • Miller's Mill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.7 mi, 165° S
  • Old Mueller Hall Monument (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 144° SE
  • Mueller Monument (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 143° SE
  • Hieronymus Mueller Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 138° SE
  • Staley Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 139° SE
  • Wabash Station (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 134° SE
  • Unknown Soldier Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 142° SE
  • Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 192° S
  • Calamus Lake State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 222° SW
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 11.2 mi, 149° SE
  • Weldon Springs State Park (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 029° NE
  • Spitler Woods (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 135° SE
  • Bronze Fireman (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 018° N
  • Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 304° NW
  • VIP Lincoln Grand (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 313° NW
  • Lincoln Heritage Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 315° NW
  • Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 295° NW
  • World's largest covered wagon (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 311° NW
  • Route 66 Arcade Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 338° N
  • Atlanta Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 338° N
  • Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 29.3 mi, 205° SW
  • Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 205° SW
  • Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.5 mi, 305° NW · 13k acres
  • Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.2 mi, 296° NW · 5,262 acres

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About This Warrensburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Warrensburg, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.932816, -89.062028. 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 Warrensburg includes the ZIP code (62573), telephone area code (217), county seat of Macon County (Decatur), and school district assignment (Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11).

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.