Kampsville, Illinois

Kampsville
Village
The Kamp Store, a historic site in the village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Calhoun
Coordinates	39°17′54″N 90°36′44″W / 39.29833°N 90.61222°W / 39.29833; -90.61222Coordinates: 39°17′54″N 90°36′44″W / 39.29833°N 90.61222°W / 39.29833; -90.61222
Area	1.24 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.02 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.22 sq mi (1 km2)
Population	302 (2000)
Density	296.2/sq mi (114/km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62053
Area code	618
Location of Kampsville within Illinois

Kampsville is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States, located on the west bank of the Illinois River. The population was 328 at the 2010 census, an increase from 302 in 2000.

Kampsville was originally known as Beeman's Landing, after James L. Beeman, a ferry operator on the Illinois River. After Stephen Farrow (1802–1856) purchased the ferry from Beeman, the name was changed to Farrowtown. The name Vedder was used when the post office was established in 1857. The name Kampsville was made official on 6 March 1872 and refers to Michael A. Kamp (1829–1922), who served as president of the village board and was also a postmaster at Silver Creek, north of Kampsville.

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. It is one of two permanent ferries operated by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The village is the base of operations for the Center for American Archeology, an educational and research organization dedicated to the archeological understanding of the Native Americans and of the European settlers in the region. It contains exhibits demonstrating evidence of 7,000 years of human habitation excavated at the Koster Site in nearby Greene County.

Kampsville is located at 39°17′54″N 90°36′44″W / 39.29833°N 90.61222°W / 39.29833; -90.61222 (39.298417, -90.612311).