Kingston Mines Illinois Map
Explore Kingston Mines, 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.
Interactive Map of Kingston Mines, Illinois
How to Use This Kingston Mines, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kingston Mines, 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 Kingston Mines.
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 | Kingston Mines |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Peoria County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.558094 |
| Longitude | -89.770663 |
| Population | 266 |
| Density | 71.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 61539, 61547 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| County Seat | Peoria |
| School District | Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 |
About Kingston Mines, Illinois
Kingston Mines is a locality in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 266. The population density is 71.1 people per km². Kingston Mines is located at 40.5581°N, 89.7707°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kingston Mines is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61539, 61547.Kingston Mines occupies a low-lying stretch of earth where the persistent, heavy flow of the Illinois River carves a slow arc through the midwestern plains. It lies 6.9 miles west of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southwest of Bartonville. The air here holds the damp, fertile scent of silt and turning soil, reflecting a landscape shaped by the patient, insistent work of water upon the level ground. Kingston Lake mirrors the expansive, pale sky just a mile to the east, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge provides a jagged counterpoint to the otherwise flat, horizon-heavy expanse of the valley. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain is marked by the quiet, sprawling presence of Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area, where the reeds and grasses sway in a rhythm dictated by the shifting winds that sweep across the open basin.
Kingston Mines carries the weight of a past built upon the extraction of coal, a legacy that remains visible in the hushed, weathered character of its streets and the unpretentious architecture of its remaining structures. The local economy has long since shifted away from the soot and steam of the mines, turning instead toward the cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of a life lived in proximity to the river’s edge. Men and women here move with a deliberate, tempered pace, recognizing the influence of the nearby Sand Ridge State Forest and the seasonal variations that dictate the life of the valley. It is a place where the history of industry has retreated into the quietude of the plains, leaving behind a persistent, grounded identity that feels entirely distinct from the frantic pace of the larger, distant cities.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 255° W
- Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 101° E
- Butler Haynes Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 062° NE
- Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 207° SW
- Racoon Lakes (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 041° NE
- Lake Camelot (Park) — 4.8 mi, 007° N
- Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 5.0 mi, 253° W
- Pekin Park Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 093° E
- Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 082° E
- Pekin Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 069° E
- Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 083° E
- 29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 083° E
- Sun Tracker (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 088° E
- Sundance (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 088° E
- Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 7.7 mi, 088° E
- Prairie Hills Wetland Reserve (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 238° SW
- Fort Crevecoeur monument (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 054° NE
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 216° SW
- Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.3 mi, 008° N
- Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 13.0 mi, 046° NE
- Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 042° NE
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 13.1 mi, 054° NE
- Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 13.1 mi, 046° NE
- Arts Partners (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 042° NE
- Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 046° NE
- Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 055° NE
- Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.1 mi, 219° SW · 13k acres
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 044° NE
- Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 15.5 mi, 038° NE
- Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 230° SW · 5,262 acres
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About This Kingston Mines Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingston Mines, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.558094, -89.770663. 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 Kingston Mines includes the ZIP code (61539, 61547), telephone area code (815), county seat of Peoria County (Peoria), and school district assignment (Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327).
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. |
