Chestline, Illinois

Chestline, Illinois
Chestline, Illinois
	Unincorporated community
	Chestline, Illinois Chestline, Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°50′41″N90°57′35″W / 39.84472°N 90.95972°W Coordinates: 39°50′41″N90°57′35″W / 39.84472°N 90.95972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	217
GNIS feature ID	422546 [1]

Last updated March 19, 2019

Chestline is an unincorporated community in Beverly and McKee Township Townships, Adams County, Illinois, United States. Chestline is southeast of Liberty.

Beverly Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 406 and it contained 187 housing units.

McKee Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 171 and it contained 115 housing units.

Adams County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 67,103. Its county seat is Quincy.

A post office called Chestline was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] According to tradition, a grove of chestnut trees near the original town site accounts for the name.^[3]

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chestline, Illinois
↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
↑ Callary, Edward (1 October 2010). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chestline, Illinois

[2] "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[3] Callary, Edward (1 October 2010). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Quincy
City	Quincy	Map of Illinois highlighting Adams County
Town	La Prairie
Villages	Camp Point Clayton Coatsburg Columbus Golden Liberty Lima Loraine Mendon Payson Plainville Ursa
Townships	Beverly Burton Camp Point Clayton Columbus Concord Ellington Fall Creek Gilmer Honey Creek Houston Keene Liberty Lima McKee Melrose Mendon Northeast Payson Richfield Riverside Ursa
Unincorporated communities	Adams Beverly Bigneck Blacks Bloomfield Burton Chatton Chestline Cliola Country Meadows Ewbanks Fall Creek Fowler Hickory Grove Kellerville Kingston Marblehead Marcelline Meyer North Quincy Paloma Richfield Rock Creek Sheridan Estates Spring Valley Woodville

Chestline, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Chestline, Illinois Show map of Illinois Chestline, Illinois Show map of the US
Coordinates: 39°50′41″N90°57′35″W / 39.84472°N 90.95972°W / 39.84472; -90.95972 Coordinates: 39°50′41″N90°57′35″W / 39.84472°N 90.95972°W / 39.84472; -90.95972
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	217
GNIS feature ID	422546^[1]