Explore Keyesport, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Keyesport, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Keyesport.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Keyesport |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Bond County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.741992 |
| Longitude | -89.273684 |
| Population | 406 |
| Density | 217.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62253 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| County Seat | Greenville |
| School District | Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 |
Keyesport emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie as a quiet settlement defined by the persistent presence of the Kaskaskia River. It lies 16.8 miles north-northwest of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 333°T), and is situated 19.4 miles west-northwest of Salem. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, fertile earth that slopes toward the vast expanse of Carlyle Lake, a body of water that dominates the local perspective and dictates the temperament of the air. To the north, the ground rises slightly toward the modest elevation of Browns Hill, providing a subtle break in the otherwise relentless levelness of the fields. During the autumn months, the light takes on a bruised, amber quality, casting long shadows across the corn and soybean rows that stretch until they blur into the darkening sky.
Keyesport maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal rise and fall of the water and the cyclical demands of the surrounding farmland. Historically, the reach of the Kaskaskia River provided the impetus for early settlement, drawing those who sought to harness the land’s productivity for grain and timber. Today, the local economy remains anchored to the agricultural cycle and the recreational draw of the Carlyle Lake area, which brings a transient population of visitors to the water’s edge. While the pace of daily life is measured and deliberate, the community remains tethered to the broader history of the region, where the labor of the soil and the management of the riverbed have shaped the character of every street and structure.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Keyesport, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.741992, -89.273684. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Keyesport includes the ZIP code (62253), telephone area code (217), county seat of Bond County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Carlyle Community Unit School District 1).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |