Cypress, IL

Cypress is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 217 residents. Cypress was established in the late 1890s as a stop along the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, a Class I railroad. A post office which had been operating at Gray's Mill was moved to the new location, a former bank. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Cypress, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Cypress, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Cypress is located in southwestern Johnson County. The village is situated in the Cache River basin northwest of Karnak and southwest of Vienna. The village's name is likely a reference to the cypress trees that grow in abundance in the Cache River.