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Zanesville, Illinois
Zanesville, Illinois is located in Illinois
Zanesville, Illinois
Zanesville, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Zanesville, Illinois is located in the United States
Zanesville, Illinois
Zanesville, Illinois
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County Montgomery
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 217
GNIS feature ID 423346

Zanesville is a small, unincorporated community located in Montgomery County, Illinois, in the United States. An "unincorporated community" means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.

Zanesville is about 7 kilometers (or 4.4 miles) west of a nearby town called Raymond.

This community was first settled around the year 1828. It was originally named Leesburg. This name came from Robert E. Lee, who was a merchant friend of the community's founder, George Brewer. Later, settlers who came from a place called Zanesville, Ohio decided to change the name to Zanesville.

A post office opened in the community on June 26, 1838. At first, it was called Hamlet, but its name was changed to Zanesville in 1839.

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