Willey Station, Illinois

Willey Station is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States. It lies on land donated by Israel Willey, for whom it was named. He arrived in Christian County in 1845. The town was laid out by Stephen Willey, who built and owned the station house. He arrived in Illinois in 1843 at the age of 16, with his parents.

Willey Station is located at 39°35′49″N 89°14′0″W / 39.59694°N 89.23333°W / 39.59694; -89.23333 (39.5969883, -89.2334185).^[1] As early as 1884, there was a post office in Willey Station. Genealogy Trails

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Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Taylorville

Cities	Assumption Pana Taylorville

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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