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| '''Keithsburg''' is a city in [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], on the [[Mississippi River]]. The population was 550 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 609 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. It was named for Robert Keith, a pioneer settler. Due to a flood in 1993, there isn’t much to do in Keithsburg. Some of the only things that are still in use today include, The Eagles Nest, a bar and a restaurant, Casey’s, a gas station, and one or two playgrounds.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n172 173]}}</ref> | '''Keithsburg''' is a city in [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], on the [[Mississippi River]]. The population was 550 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 609 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. It was named for Robert Keith, a pioneer settler. Due to a flood in 1993, there isn’t much to do in Keithsburg. 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.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=Keithsburg’s Past history and it’s current activities| publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n172 173]}}</ref> |
| ==Geography== | ==Geography== |
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