Welcome to Chamness ...

So far, we found very little information about Chamness. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chamness to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chamness, please Contact Us.

Chamness would have been located within present day Williamson County<2>.

The location of Chamness has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chamness, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chamness is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Chamness was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Chamness once stood is in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Chamness ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chamness - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chamness.

Communities near Chamness ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chamness.

• Carbondale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Herrin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <5>
• West Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Murphysboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <5>
• Carterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
• Johnston City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <5>
• Zeigler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <5>
• Cambria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <5>
• Carrier Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chamness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chamness.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chamness. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chamness.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chamness. See our Newspapers Page for Chamness.

Adding Chamness to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chamness in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chamness was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chamness post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chamness.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov