Kampsville, IL

Kampsville is a village in Crater and Carlin precincts, Calhoun County, Illinois, United States, located on the west bank of the Illinois River. The 2020 census counted 310 residents. The Kampsville ferry crosses the Illinois River and connects the Kampsville segment of Illinois Route 108 with its remainder in Greene County. The ferry is free and runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Kampsville's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Illinois setting. The local scoop is how Kampsville's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Kampsville is one of two permanent ferries operated by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Three highways run through the village. They are Route 100, Route 96, and a small portion of Route 108 leads to the Kampsville ferry.