Zanesville is an unincorporated community in Zanesville Township, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States.

Zanesville is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) west of Raymond.

The community was established around 1828; it was originally named Leesburg after founder George Brewer's merchant friend Robert E. Lee.

A post office opened in the community on June 26, 1838, under the name Hamlet; its name was changed to Zanesville in 1839.

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