Place:Cisne, Wayne, Illinois, United States

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NameCisne
TypeVillage
Coordinates38.514°N 88.436°W
Located inWayne, Illinois, United States
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Cisne is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. The population was 672 at the 2010 census. Cisne was named in 1870 in honor of Levi Cisne on the suggestion of Charles A. Beecher, who was influential in building the railroad and the station around which the village of Cisne grew. Sources: The Story of Cisne by L.S. Harrington; and The House of Cisne, by J. C. Lappin, Wayne County Historical Society Scrapbook, Wayne County Press, Fairfield Illinois, October 3, 1955.

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