Meredosia, Illinois

About Meredosia

Set in the western part of Illinois, Meredosia is a tiny community counting 794 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Meredosia is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.86 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 923 residents per square mile.

📰 Meredosia News Today

• Meredosia Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Lois Anne Hammitt Obituary (1936 - 2026) - Meredosia, IL - WGEM Legacy obituary · Jun 30
• Obituary for Vern A Edwards Niebur Funeral Homes · Mar 28
• Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia High School MaxPreps · Feb 21
• Morgan sheriff's deputy honored as the state's best - Jacksonville Journal-Courier Jacksonville Journal-Courier · Feb 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Meredosia Unique

• The only place in America named Meredosia — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Meredosia

• Boyd Park reviews ★
• Meredosia Hill Prairie Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Meredosia

• Meredosia-Chambersburg Elem Sch
• Meredosia-Chambersburg High Sch
• Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High

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

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