Keithsburg is a city in Mercer County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River.

Some of the only things that are still in use today include, a bar/restaurant named “The Eagles Nest”, a gas station called “Casey’s”, and one or two playgrounds.

[4] It is sited on the east bank of the Mississippi River, downstream from the inlet of Pope Creek.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% White, 0.28% Native American, and 1.40% from two or more races.

24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

On June 14, 2008, two nearby levees broke, which flooded the town of Keithsburg again.