Cheneyville, Illinois

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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.[1]

Geography

Cheneyville is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (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.

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Cheneyville church

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