Willey Station, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Willey Station, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Willey Station, Illinois

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Willey Station, Illinois

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Coordinates: 39°35′49″N 89°14′00″W﻿ / ﻿39.59694°N 89.23333°W﻿ / 39.59694; -89.23333
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Christian
Elevation

| 633 ft (193 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 217
GNIS feature ID| 423311[1]

Willey Station (also known as Willeys) is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States.[1][2]

## History

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Israel Willey laid out the land and the community was named after him.[3]

## Notable person

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* Jon Corzine, financier and politician, New Jersey Governor, grew up on a farm near Willey Station.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Willey Station, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation-Christian County
3. ^ 'History of Christian County, Illinois With Illustrations,' Brink, McDonough & Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1880, pg. 213
4. ^ Illinois Hall of Fame: Jon Corzine

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Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Taylorville

Cities|

* Assumption
* Pana‡
* Taylorville

Map of Illinois highlighting Christian County

Villages|

* Bulpitt
* Edinburg
* Harvel‡
* Jeisyville
* Kincaid
* Morrisonville
* Mount Auburn
* Moweaqua‡
* Owaneco
* Palmer
* Stonington
* Tovey

Townships|

* Assumption
* Bear Creek
* Buckhart
* Greenwood
* Johnson
* King
* Locust
* May
* Mosquito
* Mount Auburn
* Pana
* Prairieton
* Ricks
* Rosamond
* South Fork
* Stonington
* Taylorville

CDP|

* Langleyville

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Bolivia
* Clarksdale
* Dunkel
* Ellis
* Grove City
* Hewittsville
* Midway
* Millersville
* Old Stonington
* Osbernville
* Radford
* Roby
* Rosamond
* Sharpsburg
* Sicily
* Vanderville
* Velma
* Willey Station
* Zenobia‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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