The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusKeithsburg is a city in Mercer County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 550 at the 2020 census, down from 609 in 2010. It was named for Robert Keith, a pioneer settler. Due to a flood in 1993, there isn't much to do in Keithsburg. Some of the things that are still in use today include, a bar/restaurant named “The Eagles Nest”, and one or two playgrounds.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 609 to 550 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Keithsburg yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Keithsburg’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Keithsburg’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewIllinois-Iowa, Keithsburg quadran…, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Keithsburg
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Keithsburg, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Keithsburg
Keithsburg has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 15 historic buildings, because Keithsburg Historic District alone counts 14.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Illinois-Iowa, Keithsburg quadrangle (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.