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.

Geography

Cheneyville is located at (40.4692031, -87.5847437), about four miles east of the village of

Hoopeston Hoopeston () is a city in Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,915. History Hoopeston was laid out in 1871. It was named for Thomas Hoopes, one of the men who offered lan ...

and less than two miles south of the northern border of the county. The

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad The Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company is a Class III railroad serving agricultural communities in east-central Illinois and west-central Indiana. History In December 1977, Conrail was set to abandon of their ex-New York Cent ...

passes through town and Illinois Route 9 runs about half a mile to the south.

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Unincorporated communities in Vermilion County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois Populated places established in 1871 1871 establishments in Illinois {{VermilionCountyIL-geo-stub