About Aledo, Illinois

Aledo is the county seat of Mercer County, with 3,633 residents counted in the 2020 census. The community began developing after the Great Western Railroad arrived in the 1850s, then gained its county seat role through an 1857 referendum. Its history is reflected in a downtown historic district, former college grounds, and annual festivals centered on rhubarb and antiques.

  • Railroad Era OriginsThe community developed in the 1850s after the Great Western Railroad reached the site.
  • County Seat VoteA countywide referendum moved Mercer County's seat from Millersburg to Aledo in 1857.
  • Historic DowntownEstablished in 2016, the Downtown Aledo Historic District includes 75 contributing historic buildings.
  • College Campus LegacyWilliam & Vashti College operated from 1908 to 1917, and Roosevelt Military Academy used its campus from 1924 to 1973.
  • Seasonal FestivalsRhubarb Fest has been held each June since 1991, while Antique Days takes place annually in September.

Find your street

Names on the Aledo map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks3

  • Aledo City Hall
  • Aledo Cemetery
  • Fenton Park

Streets and roads97

  • South College Avenue
  • 175th Street
  • South State Route 94
  • Highway 94
  • Southeast State Route 17
  • Southeast Third Street
  • Southwest Third Street
  • East Main Street
  • Southwest Second Avenue
  • Southeast Fifth Avenue
  • Southeast Third Avenue
  • Southwest Fifth Avenue
  • Southeast Eleventh Street
  • Northeast Fourth Street
  • Southwest Eleventh Street
  • Southwest Twelfth Street
  • Northeast Eighth Avenue
  • Southeast Second Avenue
  • Northwest Third Avenue
  • Southeast Fourth Avenue
  • Southwest Twelfth Avenue
  • Southwest Seventh Avenue
  • Northwest Eighth Avenue
  • Southwest Third Avenue
  • Northeast Third Avenue
  • Northeast Seventh Avenue
  • Northeast Fifth Avenue
  • Northeast Sixth Avenue
  • Southwest Second Street
  • Southwest Ninth Street
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  • Southwest Sixth Street
  • West Main Street
  • Southwest Fifth Street
  • Southwest Fourth Street
  • Northwest Second Street
  • Southwest Eighth Avenue
  • Southwest Fourth Avenue
  • Southeast Fifth Street
  • Northwest Third Street
  • North College Avenue
  • Northeast Fourth Avenue
  • Southwest Tenth Street
  • Southeast 19 Avenue
  • Southeast Sixth Street
  • Northwest Fifth Street
  • Northwest Sixth Street
  • Northwest Fourth Street
  • Northwest Fifth Avenue
  • Southeast Fourth Street
  • Northeast Second Street
  • Northwest Fourth Avenue
  • Northeast Second Avenue
  • Northeast Fifth Street
  • Northwest Ninth Avenue
  • Southwest Sixth Avenue
  • Southeast Eighth Street
  • Southeast Sixth Avenue
  • Southeast 15th Street
  • Oakview Drive
  • 100th Avenue
  • Southeast 19th Avenue
  • Fenton Drive
  • North College Lane
  • Southeast 13th Street
  • Southeast 22nd Avenue
  • East Fifth Avenue
  • 15th Avenue
  • Southeast Seventh Street
  • Northwest Second Avenue
  • Southwest Ninth Avenue
  • Northeast Third Street
  • Southwest Tenth Avenue
  • Northeast Sixth Street
  • Northwest Seventh Avenue
  • Southeast Eighth Avenue
  • Southeast Eleventh Avenue
  • Southwest Seventh Street
  • Northwest Sixth Avenue
  • Southwest Eighth Street
  • 187th Street
  • Northwest Seventh Street
  • Southeast Seventh Avenue
  • Southeast Tenth Avenue
  • Southeast 13th Avenue
  • Southeast Twelfth Street
  • Northeast Seventh Street
  • Southeast 14th Street
  • Southeast Ninth Avenue
  • Northwest Eleventh Avenue
  • Northwest Tenth Avenue
  • Southeast 13 Th Avenue
  • Northeast 13th Street
  • Northeast Tenth Avenue
  • Southwest Eleventh Avenue
  • Oakview Terrace
  • Northeast Twelfth Street
  • Northwest Ninth Street

Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.

The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

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