Bluff City, Fayette County, Illinois

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Bluff City, Illinois
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Bluff City, Illinois
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Bluff City, Illinois
Bluff City, Illinois (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°57′50″N89°02′47″W / 38.96389°N 89.04639°W / 38.96389; -89.04639
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Fayette
Township Vandalia
Elevation
515 ft (157 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62471
Area code 618

Bluff City is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. [1] This community is located two miles east of Vandalia on the historic road of U.S. Route 40.

History

The area around this community was said to have one of the largest pre-Columbian Native American settlements. In 1949, Bluff Equipment Inc., a Case IH, Kubota, and Arctic Cat dealership, was founded, and is still located there. In addition, it is rumored that debris from the Chicago Fire of 1871 was dumped near Bluff City. Bluff City was also the home of the Okaw Valley Opry, operated by Bill and Eveyln Oliver for many years.

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References

  1. "Bluff City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.