Kell Illinois Map

About Kell, Illinois

Kell is a locality in Marion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 57.4 people per km². Kell is located at 38.4912°N, 88.9065°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62853.

Kell slumbers under a wide Illinois sky, a gentle swell of land where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons broken only by the stoic silhouettes of distant farmhouses. It lies 54.7 miles east of O'Fallon, IL (from O'Fallon, IL: bearing 97°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Salem. The earth here, a rich, dark loam, yields its bounty readily, and the air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of turned soil and mown hay. In the quiet of late afternoon, the light takes on a buttery quality, softening the edges of the landscape and casting long, languid shadows from the scattered oak trees that dot the fields. A profound stillness often settles over Kell, a quietude that invites contemplation, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a meadowlark. The story of Kell is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of its people and the fertile ground they have worked for generations. Once a stop along a now-forgotten railway line, its economy is still anchored in agriculture, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating much of the year's tempo. While the railroad no longer brings bustling commerce, the enduring legacy of its founding settlers, who carved a life from this prairie soil, remains. Local gatherings, often centered around the community church or the simple pleasure of a shared meal, are the threads that bind this place, fostering a quiet pride in their shared history and the enduring character of Kell.

About This Kell Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Kell, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kell and Marion County.

Detailed location data for Kell includes the ZIP code (62853), telephone area code (618), county seat of Marion County (Salem), and school district assignment (Kell Consolidated School District 2). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.