Chamness is a former

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that disappeared with the establishment of the Ordill in the late 1930s and takeover by the Department of War in 1941 following the Japanese attack on

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. The site of the community is now located within the

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southwest of

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. The community was established 24 January 1889 and discontinued 30 April 1902. The name came from the first two postmasters, Marshall E. and Albert E. Chamness.James N. Adams, comp. 1989. Illinois Place Names. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society. 317. The ZIP Code was 62959.

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Ghost towns in Illinois Populated places established in 1889 Populated places in Williamson County, Illinois {{WilliamsonCountyIL-geo-stub