Welcome to Chemung ...

Chemung is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Chemung: shuh-MUHNG<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chemung, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Chemung is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Chemung ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Chemung - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Chemung ...

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

• Beloit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• McHenry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Woodstock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Belvidere
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Machesney Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <5>
• Roscoe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
• Elkhorn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Delavan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people

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 Chemung. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chemung.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chemung ...

Looking for more information about Chemung? 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 Chemung, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chemung.

Adding Chemung to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chemung 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 Chemung was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chemung post office opened in 1845.

We also found Chemung in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chemung.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

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