Rockwood, Illinois

About Rockwood

Set in the southwestern part of Illinois, Rockwood is a tiny community counting 31 people who proudly call it home.

Rockwood holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 148 residents per square mile.

📰 Rockwood News Today

• Charles C. McDaniel Obituary Aug 26, 2026 Wilson's Funeral Home | Ava, IL · Aug 26
• Virginia Lee Mansker Obituary Aug 1, 2026 Pechacek Funeral Homes · Aug 1
• Thomas Rockwood Obituary (1990 - 2026) - Dixon, IL - Sauk Valley News Legacy | Obituary · Jul 8
• Anglers Temporarily Locked Out as Illinois Lake Undergoes Habitat Restoration OutdoorHub · Jun 23
• William M. Boucher Obituary Aug 8, 2026 Pechacek Funeral Homes · Aug 8

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What Makes Rockwood Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Rockwood — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• With 31 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern 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 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rockwood

• Red Rock Landing Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mill Creek Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Swayne Hollow SNA · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

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