Mossville, Illinois

About Mossville

Mossville, IL is a small unincorporated community located in central Illinois.

Mossville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.25 square miles.

📰 Mossville News Today

• Resurfacing work on Mossville Road shifts to eastbound lane CIProud.com · Apr 29
• Victoria Dewalt Obituary - Peoria, IL Dignity Memorial · Jun 13
• Caterpillar lays off workers at Illinois engine plant Reliable Plant · Dec 19
• Mossville, IL Weather Conditions Weather Underground · Jun 30
• Caterpillar to demolish Mossville Building BB, close 5 non-Illinois facilities Peoria Journal Star · Apr 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mossville Unique

• The only place in America named Mossville — 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.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

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 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mossville

• Knuckles Pizza — pizza
• Rick's Crispy Chicken — chicken
• The Spot Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Avanti's
• Chang's Wok Inn — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Wheels O' Time Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mossville

• Camp Wokanda reviews ★
• Altorfer Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Boyds Hollow Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Detweiller Park reviews ★
• Detweiller Riverside Park reviews ★
• Gaylord Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Green Valley Camp · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hickory Grove Park reviews ★
• Lindbergh Park reviews ★
• Medina Township Park reviews ★
• Mount Hawley Park reviews ★
• Robert Rutherford Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Mossville

• Mossville Jr High

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mossville

🏘️ Nearby Communities