Cheneyville, Illinois

Cheneyville
Unincorporated community

Grain elevator in Cheneyville

Vermilion County's location in Illinois
Cheneyville

Cheneyville's location in Vermilion County

Coordinates: 40°28′09″N 87°35′05″W / 40.46917°N 87.58472°W / 40.46917; -87.58472Coordinates: 40°28′09″N 87°35′05″W / 40.46917°N 87.58472°W / 40.46917; -87.58472
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Vermilion County
Township Grant Township
Established 1871
Elevation 725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code 60942
Area code(s) 217
GNIS feature ID 0406006[1]

Cheneyville is an unincorporated community in Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.

History

Cheneyville was founded in 1871 and platted in 1880. It was named for J. H. Cheney, the vice-president of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. A telephone system was installed in 1888 and soon had to be expanded due to rising demand.[2]

Geography

Cheneyville is located at 40°28′9″N 87°35′5″W / 40.46917°N 87.58472°W / 40.46917; -87.58472 (40.4692031, -87.5847437), about four miles east of the village of Hoopeston and less than two miles south of the northern border of the county.

Cheneyville church

References

  1. ↑ "Cheneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. ↑ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 45.

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