Adeline, Illinois

About Adeline

Adeline, IL is a tiny community located in northern Illinois counting 75 people who proudly call it home.

Adeline holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 278 residents per square mile.

📰 Adeline News Today

• Adeline’s Myers is an Illinois Star Farmer Shaw Local · Aug 11
• Adeline C. Miller (104) of Newton thexradio.com · Apr 1
• Adeline W. Tunison Obituary Dec 13, 2025 Davenport Family Funeral Homes And Crematory · Dec 13
• Adeline Holm Obituary - Peoria, IL Dignity Memorial · Jun 9
• Rita Adeline Ottenberg Obituary (2026) - Rockford, IL - Sundberg Funeral Home, Ltd. - Rockford Legacy obituary · Jun 12

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What Makes Adeline Unique

• The only place in America named Adeline — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• With 75 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 Adeline

• Mitchell Meadows · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Adeline

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