Greenview is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States.

Greenview was laid out in October 1857 by Menard County pioneer Willian Engle, on land originally owned by Charles Montgomery in section 23 of township 19 north, range 6 west of the Third Principal Meridian.

[4] It was named after William G. Greene of nearby Tallula Precinct, because he convinced the railroad to come through the town:[5] located on the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad, Greenview was incorporated by a special act of the Illinois General Assembly on May 6, 1869, then re-incorporated under the new general municipal laws of the state on March 7, 1877.

Illinois Route 29 passes through the east side of the village, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to Mason City and south the same distance to Athens.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Greenview has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km2), all land.