Chesterville, Illinois

Chesterville, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Truss bridge in Chesterville
Truss bridge in Chesterville
Chesterville, Illinois is located in Illinois
Chesterville, Illinois
Chesterville, Illinois
Location within Illinois
Chesterville, Illinois is located in the United States
Chesterville, Illinois
Chesterville, Illinois
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°42′12″N 88°23′28″W / 39.70333°N 88.39111°W / 39.70333; -88.39111
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyDouglas
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217
GNIS feature ID406032[1]

Chesterville is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Chesterville is located on Illinois Route 133, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Arthur.

History

Chesterville was located on Illinois and Midland Railroad, and the first water tank for the railway's steam locomotives was erected here.[2][3]

In the 1880s, Chesterville contained "a few dwellings and a store", a grain business, a pharmacy, a school, a post-office, a United Brethren church, and was "the headquarters for the businesses of the township".[2][4][5][6] J. H. Apperson, president of the Douglas County Medical Society, lived in Chesterville.[7]

Smallpox was detected in Chesterville in 1899, and in 1890, the population of Chesterville was 28.[6][8]

In 2021, fire destroyed Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Chesterville.[9]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chesterville, Illinois
  2. 1 2 County of Douglas, Illinois, Historical and Biographical : with an Outline Sketch of the Northwest Territory and of the State of Illinois. F.A. Battey. 1884. pp. 280, 507.
  3. ↑ "Arthur History Facts" (PDF). Village of Arthur, Illinois. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the State Board of Pharmacy of Illinois. Vol. 18. Illinois State Board of Pharmacy. 1900. pp. 216, 229.
  5. ↑ The Public School Journal. Vol. 2. F.E. Wilson. 1882. p. 223.
  6. 1 2 Gresham, John (1900). Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illionois (PDF). Wilson, Humphreys. p. 78.
  7. ↑ Medical and Surgical Directory of the United States. Polk. 1886. p. 245.
  8. ↑ The Illinois Medical Journal. University of Michigan. 1899. p. 492.
  9. ↑ "Church destroyed in early morning fire". WAND News. March 26, 2021.
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