Cypress

History

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 (east of modern Cypress) was moved to the new location, a former bank. The village's name is likely a reference to the cypress trees that grow in abundance in the Cache River basin. Cypress Grade School was built in 1917, and was damaged by a tornado on April 28, 2002. Around four years later, the current school was finished.

Geography

Cypress is located in southwestern Johnson County. The village is situated in the Cache River basin northwest of Karnak and southwest of Vienna. The Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve lies to the east of Cypress. Illinois Route 37 passes through the village. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cypress has a total area of , of which (or 99.60%) is land and (or 0.40%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Vienna Elem School Dist 55
  Elementary · Vienna · 399 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Vienna High School
  High · Vienna · 322 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Cypress Elem School
  Elementary · Cypress · 105 students · 9.5:1 ratio
• Buncombe Cons School
  Elementary · Buncombe · 62 students · 10.3:1 ratio