Campbell's Island, Illinois

About Campbell's Island

Campbell's Island is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Illinois.

Campbell's Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.45 square miles.

📰 Campbell's Island News Today

• No injuries in Campbell's Island house fire WQAD · Mar 30
• Multiple departments respond to Campbell’s Island fire ourquadcities.com · Mar 30
• Neal Robbins Obituary Jun 23, 2026 wheelanpressly.com · Jun 23
• Officials look for missing man at Campbell’s Island KWQC · Jul 24
• Search continues after male goes missing in Mississippi River near Campbell’s Island WQAD · Jul 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Campbell's Island Unique

• The only place in America named Campbell's Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Campbell's Island

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Campbell's Island

• Campbells Island State Historic Site reviews ★
• Empire Park reviews ★
• Hereford Park reviews ★
• Heritage Park reviews ★
• James C. Officer Memorial Park reviews ★
• Los Amigos de Garfield Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Campbell's Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities