THE MEDORA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Dissected Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Medora village has 0.38 square miles of land in Jersey County, Macoupin County. Its Census reference point is in Western Dissected Illinoian Till Plain, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Medora intersects 2 county geographies: Jersey County, Macoupin County. A Medora mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Medora by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Medora, or 0% of its total area. It is 4.1 percentage points lower than the 4.1% recorded for Illinois. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Medora village has 3.8 times the land area of nearby Fidelity village (0.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.