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Welcome to Cheneyville ...

Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The pronunciation of Cheneyville: CHEE-nee-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheneyville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cheneyville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Cheneyville is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cheneyville: 217 & 447<4>

Communities Also Named Cheneyville ...

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

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

Communities near Cheneyville ...

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

  • Hoopeston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fowler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowler is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <5>
  • Williamsport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oxford is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
  • Cissna Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Boswell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • West Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Potomac
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheneyville ...

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

Adding Cheneyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cheneyville 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 (so far) for Cheneyville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheneyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Cheneyville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cheneyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Cheneyville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Cheneyville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.