Editing Grantfork, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
Grantfork is located in eastern Madison County at {{coord|38.830427|-89.666212|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 160]] passes through the west side of the village, leading south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Highland, Illinois|Highland]] and north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Illinois Route 140]]. [[Edwardsville, Illinois|Edwardsville]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|16|mi}} to the west, and downtown [[St. Louis]] is {{convert|36|mi}} to the southwest.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Grantfork has a total area of {{convert|0.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.008|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 2.13%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The East Fork of Silver Creek, part of the [[Kaskaskia River]] watershed leading south to the [[Mississippi River]], passes through the southeast corner of the village.