Keithsburg, Illinois

About Keithsburg

Keithsburg is a tiny community in western Illinois, home to 545 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Keithsburg holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.56 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 213 residents per square mile.

📰 Keithsburg News Today

• Emery "Hoe" Doonan Obituary Feb 22, 2026 wheelanpressly.com · Feb 22
• Leila Marie Wagner Obituary Oct 13, 2025 Speer Funeral Home · Oct 13
• Elsie L. Stotler Obituary (2026) - Aledo, IL - Nichols Bewley Funeral & Cremation Services - Aledo Legacy obituary · Jul 7
• Loyd Wakeland Obituary | Fippinger Funeral Home | Aledo, IL Tribute Archive · Jun 14
• Anthony Howard Obituary Jan 24, 2026 Speer Funeral Home · Jan 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Keithsburg Unique

• The only place in America named Keithsburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western 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 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Keithsburg

• Big River State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fourth Pumping Station County Park reviews ★
• Keithsburg Historic District reviews ★
• Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Mississippi River Islands WMA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Riverview Access Area reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Keithsburg

🏘️ Nearby Communities