Okawville, Illinois

About Okawville

Okawville, IL is a small town located in southern Illinois counting 1,347 people who proudly call it home.

Okawville holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.02 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 667 residents per square mile.

📰 Okawville News Today

• Okawville man dies from injuries sustained in one vehicle crash southernillinoisnow.com · Jul 12
• Highland Boys Varsity Basketball @ Okawville MaxPreps · Aug 11
• Shirley L. Gall - View Obituary & Service Information - spengel-boulanger.com spengel-boulanger.com · May 21
• Sara Ann Schmersahl Obituary Dec 8, 2025 Moll Funeral Home · Dec 8
• Daniel H. Jansen Obituary (2026) - Okawville, IL - Campagna Funeral Home - Okawville Legacy obituary · Feb 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Okawville Unique

• The only place in America named Okawville — 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Poos Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Okawville

• Garden Club Park reviews ★
• OCYA reviews ★
• Okawville Community Club Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Okawville

• Okawville Grade School
• Okawville Jr/Sr High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Okawville

🏘️ Nearby Communities