Chestnut, Illinois
CDP
About Chestnut
Chestnut, IL is a small unincorporated community located in central Illinois.
Chestnut holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.12 square miles.
📰 Chestnut News Today
- Chestnut Expands Mobile Crisis Response Across 13 Southern Illinois Counties riverbender.com · Aug 1
- Chestnut residents raise safety concerns after fire department shuts down NewsChannel20 · Mar 2
- Chestnut Health Systems expands mobile behavioral health crisis response services in southwestern Illinois WSIU NEWS · Jul 21
- Juvenile drowns at Chestnut Mountain Resort in rural Galena kwqc.com · Feb 15
- NextGen Healthcare Chosen by Chestnut Health Systems to Supercharge Whole-Person Care Delivery Across Illinois and Missouri Business Wire · May 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Chestnut Unique
- The only place in America named Chestnut — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.12 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Chestnut
- Chestnut Family Restaurant
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIllinois
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.12 sq mi
Coordinates40.0537, -89.1871