West Union Illinois Map

About West Union, Illinois

West Union is a locality in Clark County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 140. The population density is 35.0 people per km². West Union is located at 39.2159°N, 87.6661°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62477.

West Union rests in a landscape where the earth gently swells and recedes, a quiet undulation of farmland stretching towards the horizon. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-west of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 335°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-west of Vigo. The fields here, a patchwork of amber wheat and verdant corn, give way to stands of oak and maple that whisper in the persistent breeze, their leaves catching the high Illinois sun in shifting patterns of light. A sense of deep, settled quietude permeates the air, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling in the vast, pale blue sky. The very character of West Union seems to be woven from this open expanse, a place where one can feel the breath of the land itself. The history of West Union is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its settlers, who first carved homes from this fertile soil. The local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of life, a tradition passed down through generations. You can still see the echoes of this agrarian past in the sturdy barns and weathered fences that dot the countryside, remnants of a time when the harvest dictated the pulse of the community. While the world outside has spun and changed, West Union holds a distinct continuity, a steadfastness rooted in the practicalities of farming and the simple, profound beauty of its rural existence.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of West Union, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on West Union and Clark County.

Detailed location data for West Union includes the ZIP code (62477), telephone area code (217), county seat of Clark County (Marshall), and school district assignment (Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct West Union is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.