Whiteash Illinois Map
Explore Whiteash, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Whiteash, Illinois
| City | Whiteash |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Williamson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.7853 |
| Longitude | -88.9294 |
| Population | 279 |
| Density | 123.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 62959 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| County Seat | Marion |
| School District | Johnston City Community Unit School District 1 |
About Whiteash, Illinois
Whiteash is a locality in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 279. The population density is 123.7 people per km². Whiteash is located at 37.7853°N, 88.9294°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62959.Whiteash emerges from the flat, heavy soil of the Illinois basin, a place where the horizon stretches thin and taut against the sky. It lies 3.8 miles north of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 3°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-southeast of Herrin. The landscape carries the weight of deep, dark earth, occasionally broken by the low, insistent flow of Bear Creek as it carves a path through the fields just a mile from the center. Within the quiet perimeter of Burgess Park, the air holds a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows, while the distant, hazy silhouette of McKinney Hill offers the only true interruption to the otherwise unbroken reach of the plains. As evening light catches the dust of the fields, the land takes on a bruised, amber glow, grounding the senses in the stubborn, unadorned reality of the Midwestern interior.
Whiteash holds the echoes of an industry carved into the strata below, where the extraction of coal once defined the rhythm of every household and the movement of the local economy. Though the deep shafts have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that labor remains in the straight, pragmatic lines of the streets and the enduring resilience of those who stayed when the mines shuttered. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, turning on the cycle of planting and harvest rather than the frantic pulse of the city. For those seeking a moment of respite, the calm surface of Fresh Water Lake offers a quiet mirror for the clouds, providing a necessary expanse of stillness that defines the character of Whiteash more than any manufactured monument ever could.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Burgess Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 010° N
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 002° N
- Ray Fosse Park (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 168° S
- Marion Tornado (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 178° S
- Herrin Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 285° W
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.5 mi, 212° SW · 91k acres
- Herrin Service Member Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 285° W
- Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 230° SW
- Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 258° W
- Carterville Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 258° W
- Crab Orchard Wildlife Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 228° SW
- Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.2 mi, 137° SE · 7,712 acres
- Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 106° E
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.3 mi, 212° SW · 4,387 acres
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 14.7 mi, 208° SW · 274k acres
- Panther Den Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.7 mi, 208° SW · 988 acres
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 255° W
- 3 Wizards (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 243° SW
- The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 256° W
- Sharp Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 253° W
- Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 252° W
- Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 154° SE
- Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 278° W
- Water Fall (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 188° S
- Carrier millswater department (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 114° SE
- Absher Nicholson Funeral Home (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 113° SE
- Dunbar School (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 111° E
- Allen Family Farmhouse (Historic Ruins) — 18.5 mi, 114° SE
- Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 22.3 mi, 266° W
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.0 mi, 194° S · 33k acres
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About This Whiteash Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whiteash, Illinois. Coordinates: 37.7853, -88.9294. 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 Whiteash includes the ZIP code (62959), telephone area code (618), county seat of Williamson County (Marion), and school district assignment (Johnston City Community Unit School District 1).
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 generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
