Bluff City, Fayette County, Illinois

Bluff City, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Township	Vandalia

Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Coordinates	38°57′50″N 89°02′47″W / 38.96389°N 89.04639°W / 38.96389; -89.04639Coordinates: 38°57′50″N 89°02′47″W / 38.96389°N 89.04639°W / 38.96389; -89.04639

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	62471
Area code	618

Location of Bluff City within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

Bluff City is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Illinois, USA.^[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.

References

↑ "Bluff City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Vandalia

Cities	St. Elmo Vandalia

Villages	Bingham Brownstown Farina Ramsey St. Peter

Townships	Avena Bear Grove Bowling Green Carson Kaskaskia LaClede Lone Grove Loudon North Hurricane Otego Pope Ramsey Sefton Seminary Shafter Sharon South Hurricane Vandalia Wheatland Wilberton

Unincorporated communities	Augsburg Avena Bayle City Bluff City Confidence Dressor Hagarstown La Clede Loogootee Pittsburg Saint James Shafter Shobonier Vera

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