Cheneyville | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois Vermilion County |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Cheneyville's location in Vermilion County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vermilion County |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Grant Township |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1871 |
Elevation M: | 221 |
Elevation Ft: | 725 |
Coordinates: | 40.4692°N -87.5847°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 60942 |
Area Code: | 217 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0406006 |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
Cheneyville is an unincorporated community in Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
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.[1]
Cheneyville is located at 40.4692°N -87.5847°W (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. The Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad passes through town and Illinois Route 9 runs about half a mile to the south.