Keensburg, Illinois

About Keensburg

Keensburg, IL is a tiny community located in southeastern Illinois counting 172 people who proudly call it home.

Keensburg holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 662 residents per square mile.

📰 Keensburg News Today

• Charles A. Richardson Obituary (2026) - Keensburg, IL - Keepes Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 3
• Small Illinois village was first to get hit by F2 tornado Courier & Press · May 21
• New Generation Evansville Living Magazine · Dec 21
• Jewel R. Ayscue, 87 WSJD 100.5 · Jul 10
• Ezra Dorney Obituary (2025) - Mount Carmel, IL - Keepes Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Sep 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Keensburg Unique

• The only place in America named Keensburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• Positioned in southeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Keensburg

• Beall Woods State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beall Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Keensburg

🏘️ Nearby Communities