Vienna is located in Johnson County which was organized in 1812 out of Randolph County. It was named for Richard M. Johnson, who was then a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky. In 1813, Johnson commanded a Kentucky regiment at the Battle of the Thames, after which he claimed to have killed Tecumseh in hand to hand combat. Johnson went on to be Vice President of the United States. Vienna is the county seat.
Vienna, Illinois has an excellent school system and the Vienna High School is one of the best. This school provides its students with opportunities to develop skills in creative thinking, communications, knowledge of technology, and to help them grow and succeed.
The Vienna Library is located at 401 Polar Street and it contains more than 9,000 volumes. These range from books, magazines, children's books and lots more. The Vienna Library offers an online catalog so that you can look up to see if the book is available.