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Coordinates: 39°5234N 88°4821W / 39.87611°N 88.80583°W / 39.87611; -88.80583
 

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Oakley, Illinois
Oakley is located in Illinois
Oakley

Oakley

Oakley is located in the United States
Oakley

Oakley

Coordinates: 39°52′34N 88°48′21W / 39.87611°N 88.80583°W / 39.87611; -88.80583
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMacon
Founded byWilliam H Rea
Elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217
GNIS feature ID414910[1]

Oakley is an unincorporated communityinOakley Township, Macon County, Illinois, United States.[2] Oakley is located along the Norfolk Southern Railway, 8 miles (13 km) east-northeast of Decatur. While now a sleepy, rural community with no commercial district, the town once featured two stores, a blacksmith shop, passenger rail station, school, church, lighted baseball field, and post office.[3] The church and post office are still standing, but are used for residential purposes.[3] The Oakley Township Shed serves the surrounding Oakley Township. Clarkson Grain operates a grain elevator in the village.

History

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The Village of Oakley was laid out in 1856 by William Rea following the laying of the first rails through the village in 1855.[3]

References

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  • ^ Macon County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  • ^ a b c "History of Oakley". macon.illinoisgenweb.org. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

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