Welcome to Kampenville ...

Kampenville is located in Randolph County<1>.

The location of Kampenville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kampenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Kampenville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kampenville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Kampenville: (618)

Communities near Kampenville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kampenville.

• Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Du Quoin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Pinckneyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <4>
• Sparta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Steeleville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• Marissa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
• Coulterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
• Tilden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <4>
• Evansville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Ava
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kampenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kampenville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kampenville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kampenville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kampenville. See our Newspapers Page for Kampenville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kampenville ...

Looking for more information about Kampenville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kampenville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kampenville.

Adding Kampenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kampenville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kampenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kampenville post office opened in 1873.

We also found Kampenville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kampenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kampenville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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