Goreville, Illinois

About Goreville

Goreville, IL is a small town located in southern Illinois counting 1,054 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Goreville is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.69 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 392 residents per square mile.

📰 Goreville News Today

• Vienna/Goreville High School (IL) Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Goreville Boys Basketball team advances to state championship game KFVS12 · Mar 12
• Goreville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• David Frederick Jr. Obituary December 26, 2025 Kurtz Memorial Chapel · Dec 26
• Two injured in crash near Goreville KFVS12 · Nov 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Goreville Unique

• The only place in America named Goreville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Goreville

• Whiffle Boys Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Natural Bridge · Attraction
• Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour · Attraction
• Water Fall · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Goreville

• Ferne Clyffe State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Goreville City Park reviews ★
• Round Bluff Nature Preserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Goreville

• Goreville Elementary School
• Goreville High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Goreville

🏘️ Nearby Communities