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Houstonville, an extinct village, was in the vicinity of the intersection of Sections 16, 17, 20, and 21, East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The Houstonville Post Office (in Section 17) operated from 14 February 1871 to 21 March 1878, and county public school number 29 in Houstonville (in Section 20) was open from 1899 to 1928. The village had Methodist Episcopal, and Methodist Protestant churches, and a Mennonite congregation. Not served by a railroad line, Houstonville was abandoned gradually in the early 20th century. Nearby cemeteries include Beekman (formerly known as Houstonville) and Peabody (defunct).

Houstonville was named after the family of Robert Houston, who purchased government land in Section 16 in 1855. Houstonville was not platted.

Geography

Houstonville was located at 40°21′18″N 088°18′31″W / 40.35500°N 88.30861°W / 40.35500; -88.30861 at an elevation of 718 feet.

References

1. ^ "Map of Champaign County" in: Warner & Beers, Atlas of the State of Illinois. Chicago: Union Atlas Co., 1876, p. 64.
2. History of Champaign County, Illinois. Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough & Co., 1878, p. 156.
3. "Illinois State News," Sterling Standard, Sterling, Illinois, 29 Mar 1878, p. 2, col. 4.
4. Teachers of the Public Schools of Champaign County, Illinois, 1904-5 (), p. 8.
5. "Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 16 Jun 1899, p. 2.
6. M. P. church of Houstonville dedication in: "Foosland Items," Champaign County Gazette, Champaign, Illinois, 21 Jun 1882, p. 4
7. "Fisher," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 26 Jan 1904, p. 6.
8. "East Bend Mennonite Church (Fisher, Illinois, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 10, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
9. "Illinois State Archives, Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database". Office of the Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
10. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. March 15, 1999. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Champaign County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Urbana
Cities	Champaign Urbana
Villages	Allerton‡ Bondville Broadlands Fisher Foosland Gifford Homer Ivesdale‡ Longview Ludlow Mahomet Ogden Pesotum Philo Rantoul Royal Sadorus Savoy Sidney St. Joseph Thomasboro Tolono
Townships	Ayers Brown Champaign Colfax Compromise Condit Crittenden Cunningham East Bend Harwood Hensley Kerr Ludlow Mahomet Newcomb Ogden Pesotum Philo Rantoul Raymond Sadorus Scott Sidney Somer South Homer St. Joseph Stanton Tolono Urbana
CDPs	Dewey Lake of the Woods Penfield Seymour
Other unincorporated communities	Augerville Block Bongard Dailey Deers Dickerson Dillsburg Fairland‡ Flatville Fulls Gerald Giblin Glover Jimtown Leverett Lotus Mayview Mira Parkville Pauline Prospect Rising Rutherford Sellers Staley State Road Tipton Tomlinson Wilbur Heights
Ghost town	Houstonville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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