Kingston Mines Illinois Map

About Kingston Mines, Illinois

Kingston Mines is a locality in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 182. The population density is 51.9 people per km². Kingston Mines is located at 40.5581°N, 89.7707°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61547.

Kingston Mines, a quiet settlement in Peoria County, Illinois, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow work of water and wind. It lies 6.9 miles west of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-west of Bartonville. Low, rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation, give way to flatter expanses where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the passing sun. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a hushed stillness, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the rustle of leaves in the sparse woodlands that fringe the agricultural plains. A subtle scent of damp earth and growing things hangs perpetually, a testament to the region's fertile soil. The history of Kingston Mines is deeply entwined with the earth beneath it, its name a direct echo of the coal mining operations that once defined its character and economy. While the deep shafts have long since fallen silent, the legacy of those subterranean endeavors lingers, a quiet reminder of the labor that shaped this corner of Illinois. Today, agriculture reigns supreme, with the fertile lands providing a steady livelihood, and the gentle rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pace of life for Kingston Mines. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers silvered by time, stands as a silent sentinel to past generations, while modern silos gleam under the vast, open sky that seems to swallow all sound.

About This Kingston Mines Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingston Mines, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.558094, -89.770663. 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 Kingston Mines and Peoria County.

Detailed location data for Kingston Mines includes the ZIP code (61539), telephone area code (815), county seat of Peoria County (Peoria), and school district assignment (Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327). 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 Kingston Mines is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.