Oakley, Illinois

Oakley is an unincorporated community in Oakley 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.

Oakley, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°52′34″N 88°48′21″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macon
Founded by	William H Rea
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	217
GNIS feature ID	414910[1]

History

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]