South Jacksonville, IL

South Jacksonville is a small Illinois city of about 3,200 people located 30 miles west of Springfield via Interstate 72 and US Route 67. The town sits along the South Fork Sangamon River in rolling prairie country typical of central Illinois. Most visitors arrive from Springfield on I-72 west, while local traffic uses Route 104 running east-west through downtown. The city's historic downtown preserves several late 1800s buildings from its days as an important railroad junction.