Kingston Mines, Illinois

About Kingston Mines

Kingston Mines, IL is a tiny community located in western Illinois with an estimated population of 267.

Kingston Mines holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.44 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 185 residents per square mile.

📰 Kingston Mines News Today

• IL 116 at Woodland Knolls/Ten Mile Creek (#4106) - Live Traffic Camera WeatherBug · Aug 17
• U.S. 24/Illinois 9 public hearing set Feb. 11 - illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com · Jan 30
• Peggy Anderson Obituary - Pekin, IL Dignity Memorial · Apr 18
• These major Peoria-area road projects are included in new $50B Illinois plan Peoria Journal Star · Oct 2
• David Alan Deal Obituary | Cremation Society of Mid-Illinois | Pekin, IL Tribute Archive · Dec 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kingston Mines Unique

• The only place in America named Kingston Mines — 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kingston Mines

• Hinkle Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Manito Prairie Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kingston Mines

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