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Williamsfield Illinois Map

Explore Williamsfield, 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 Williamsfield, Illinois

How to Use This Williamsfield, Illinois Map

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

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.

City	Williamsfield
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Knox County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.922537
Longitude	-90.014558
Population	575
Density	180.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61489
Area Code	815
County Seat	Galesburg
School District	Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

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About Williamsfield, Illinois

Williamsfield is a locality in Knox County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 575. The population density is 180.3 people per km². Williamsfield is located at 40.9225°N, 90.0146°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Williamsfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61489.

Williamsfield emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie as a quiet confluence of agrarian architecture and open sky. It lies 18.7 miles east of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 95°T), and is situated 14.1 miles east of Knoxville. The landscape surrounding Williamsfield is defined by the subtle, persistent erosion of Tucker Hollow and the slow, deliberate meander of the Spoon River, which traces a path through the rich, dark soil just a mile away. To the north, the terrain remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, faint silhouette of Hoxie Ridge that anchors the far edge of the sky. The light here has a particular, heavy clarity, especially in the late afternoon when the sun stretches across the fields, turning the stalks of corn and soybean into a shifting sea of gold and deep, verdant green. For those who wander further afield, the wetlands of Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area offer a preserved expanse of wilder terrain, while the quiet waters of Happy Hollow Lake provide a singular, reflective stillness in the rural expanse.

Williamsfield bears the quiet marks of its nineteenth-century origins, rooted deeply in the patterns of rail-driven expansion and the industrious nature of Midwestern agriculture. The local economy persists as a reflection of the seasonal rhythm of the grain harvest, with silos and steel structures punctuating the skyline like sentinels of a trade that has sustained the inhabitants for generations. Life in Williamsfield operates with a deliberate, unadorned focus, where the social fabric is held together by the intersection of family heritage and the shared labor of the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the legacy of the pioneer era lingers in the way the land is partitioned and worked. On quiet evenings, the air carries a distinct, earthy scent of turned soil, grounding the inhabitant in a history that is measured not by grand monuments, but by the steady, repetitive turning of the seasons and the enduring resilience of those who call this landscape their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 337° NW
T-Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 348° N
Brimfield Community Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 132° SE
Maple Lane Country Club (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 164° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 181° S
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 166° S
The Pioneers (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 166° S
Sweetwater Park (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 165° S
Hanna City Sportsman's Club (Park) — 12.0 mi, 158° S
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 087° E
Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 040° NE
Public Triangle (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 314° NW
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 178° S
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 273° W
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 275° W
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 276° W
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 273° W
Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 275° W
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.4 mi, 132° SE
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 344° N
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 228° SW
Jubliee College State Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 116° SE
Lacroix Rock (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 112° E
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.7 mi, 284° W
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 25.8 mi, 120° SE
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 110° E
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 26.4 mi, 126° SE
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.4 mi, 013° N
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.2 mi, 177° S · 13k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.9 mi, 332° NW · 274k acres

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