Gorham, Illinois

About Gorham

Set in the southern part of Illinois, Gorham is a tiny community counting 171 people who proudly call it home.

Gorham holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.22 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 140 residents per square mile.

📰 Gorham News Today

• Becky Thurman - View Obituary & Service Information Crain Funeral Home · Jun 22
• Gorham, IL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 29
• Clifford "Sonny" A. Gorham Obituary | Oaks-Hines Funeral Home | Elmwood, IL Tribute Archive · Oct 1
• Raymond Hollmann Obituary - Des Plaines, IL Dignity Memorial · Jul 11
• Margaret Louise Butler Obituary Oct 4, 2025 Wilson's Funeral Home | Ava, IL · Oct 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Gorham Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Gorham — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gorham

• Bottoms Up Family Bar & Grill — chicken

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gorham

• Little Grand Canyon · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir Interpretive Site reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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