page_title: Greenup, Illinois
hierarchical_section_title: Greenup, Illinois
caption_attribution_description: English: Business district of Greenup, Illinois on the Cumberland Road. This section, still named Cumberland Street through Greenup, is now part of Illinois Route 121. Original caption&#58; "The quaint business district of Greenup, Illinois lines the street with 19th century overhanging porches." This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 91000083
context_page_description: Greenup is a village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States, along the Embarras River. The population was 1,513 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  Greenup received its name from National Road surveyor, William C. Greenup who platted the town in 1834. He was one of the supervisors hired to oversee construction of the National Road in Illinois, surveying the original alignment from Marshall to Vandalia during the 1830s. The village of Greenup served as the Cumberland County seat from 1843 to 1857.
context_section_description: Greenup is a village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States, along the Embarras River. The population was 1,513 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  Greenup received its name from National Road surveyor, William C. Greenup who platted the town in 1834. He was one of the supervisors hired to oversee construction of the National Road in Illinois, surveying the original alignment from Marshall to Vandalia during the 1830s. The village of Greenup served as the Cumberland County seat from 1843 to 1857.
caption: Business district of Greenup
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