Zanesville, Illinois

Zanesville, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Zanesville, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°19′20″N 89°39′11″W / 39.32222°N 89.65306°W / 39.32222; -89.65306Coordinates: 39°19′20″N 89°39′11″W / 39.32222°N 89.65306°W / 39.32222; -89.65306
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Montgomery
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	217
GNIS feature ID	423346^[1]

Zanesville is an unincorporated community in Zanesville Township, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. Zanesville is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) west of Raymond. The community was established around 1828; it was originally named Leesburg after founder George Brewer's merchant friend Robert E. Lee. Settlers from Zanesville, Ohio changed the name to Zanesville. A post office opened in the community on June 26, 1838, under the name Hamlet; its name was changed to Zanesville in 1839.^[2]

References

↑ "Zanesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 425.

Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Hillsboro

Cities	Coffeen Hillsboro Litchfield Nokomis Witt

Villages	Butler Coalton Donnellson‡ Farmersville Fillmore Harvel‡ Irving Ohlman Panama‡ Raymond Schram City Taylor Springs Waggoner Walshville Wenonah

Townships	Audubon Bois D'Arc Butler Grove East Fork Fillmore Grisham Harvel Hillsboro Irving Nokomis North Litchfield Pitman Raymond Rountree South Fillmore South Litchfield Walshville Witt Zanesville

Unincorporated communities	Chapman Honey Bend Van Burensburg Zanesville Zenobia‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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