Chautauqua | |
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 Cottages near the entrance | |
  Chautauqua Location of Chautauqua within Illinois  Chautauqua Chautauqua (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′52″N 90°23′08″W / 38.96444°N 90.38556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Jersey |
| Township | Elsah |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 62028 |
| Area code | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 428371[1] |
Chautauqua is a populated place in Jersey County, Illinois.[1] Also known as the New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District which is a private semi-gated summer resort that started as a 19th-century tent settlement.[citation needed] The name Piasa is taken from a nearby Native American painting of a mythical bird, called the Piasa Bird, which was painted on the bluffs high above the Mississippi River. Chautauqua is located between Elsah and Grafton in Jersey County. Today, it is bordered by and has access from the Great River Road (Illinois Route 100). It has functioned as a private non-denominational Christian summer resort for over a century.[citation needed]