Welcome to Chauncey ...

Chauncey is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Chauncey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Chauncey: CHAWN-see<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chauncey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Chauncey is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Chauncey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Chauncey (for example, toward Oaktown (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Chauncey is within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Chauncey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Chauncey - they are located in Georgia (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Chauncey ...

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

• Olney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <5>
• Robinson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <5>
• Lawrenceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Sumner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Bridgeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Oblong
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <5>
• Palestine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
• Flat Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
• Sainte Marie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <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 Chauncey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chauncey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chauncey. 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 Chauncey.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chauncey ...

Looking for more information about Chauncey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chauncey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chauncey.

Adding Chauncey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chauncey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Chauncey post office opened in 1873.

We also found Chauncey on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chauncey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chauncey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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