Vermilion County, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vermilion County, Illinois, shaded from 490 ft on the southeast side to 800 ft on the west side
Elevation
800 ft 245 m720 ft 220 m680 ft 210 m610 ft 185 m530 ft 160 m490 ft 150 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Vermilion County averages about 680 ft (210 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 490 ft on the southeast side to 800 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
680 ft 210 m
all land inside the county
Highest
800 ft 245 m
on the west side
Lowest
490 ft 150 m
on the southeast side

Vermilion County spans about 310 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land680 ft210 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
800 ft245 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
490 ft150 m

Elevation profile, south to north

42 mi south to north through Danville.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vermilion County, Illinois, shaded from 490 ft on the southeast side to 800 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Illinois, United States
Population
71,106 2024 est.
Land area
898.3 sq mi + 2.9 sq mi water
Density
79 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Benton County, IN760 ft
  2. Ford County750 ft
  3. Champaign County710 ft
  4. Warren County, IN690 ft
  5. Vermilion County680 ft
  6. Iroquois County670 ft
  7. Edgar County670 ft
  8. Vermillion County, IN590 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 42 towns in Vermilion County by typical elevation
  1. Hoopeston720 ft
  2. Grant Township, Vermilion County720 ft
  3. Rankin720 ft
  4. Butler Township720 ft
  5. Ridge Farm700 ft
  6. Allerton700 ft
  7. Rossville700 ft
  8. Ross Township, Vermilion County700 ft
  9. East Lynn690 ft
  10. Pilot Township, Vermilion County690 ft
  11. Elwood Township690 ft
  12. Henning690 ft
  13. Sidell Township680 ft
  14. Sidell680 ft
  15. Jamaica Township670 ft
  16. Indianola670 ft
  17. South Ross Township670 ft
  18. Westville670 ft
  19. Middlefork Township670 ft
  20. Bismarck670 ft
  21. Potomac670 ft
  22. Georgetown Township670 ft
  23. Blount Township670 ft
  24. Olivet670 ft
  25. Georgetown670 ft
  26. Carroll Township670 ft
  27. Alvan (Alvin)660 ft
  28. Fithian660 ft
  29. Belgium660 ft
  30. Vance Township660 ft
  31. Fairmount660 ft
  32. McKendree Township660 ft
  33. Catlin660 ft
  34. Catlin Township650 ft
  35. Love Township650 ft
  36. Muncie650 ft
  37. Newell Township650 ft
  38. Oakwood Township640 ft
  39. Oakwood640 ft
  40. Tilton640 ft
  41. Danville Township640 ft
  42. Danville640 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.