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Welcome to Kempside ...

Kempside is located in Washington County<1>.

Kempside is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kempside: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Kempside ...

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

  • Pinckneyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Nashville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marissa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
  • Okawville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Germantown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Albers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Beckemeyer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Coulterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tilden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Kempside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kempside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kempside. 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 Kempside.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kempside ...

Looking for more information about Kempside? 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 Kempside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kempside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kempside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Kempside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Kempside area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.