Vevay Park, Illinois

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Vevay Park, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Vevay Park, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°16′45″N 88°03′13″W / 39.27917°N 88.05361°W / 39.27917; -88.05361Coordinates: 39°16′45″N 88°03′13″W / 39.27917°N 88.05361°W / 39.27917; -88.05361
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cumberland
Elevation 614 ft (187 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 217
GNIS feature ID 423277[1]

Vevay Park is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-southwest of Casey, Illinois.

The community was established about 1869 by the Vandalia Railroad, and called "Long Point Station". Grant Pickett, who operated a pumping station for the railroad, renamed the town after his former home of Vevay, Indiana.[2]

A post office was established in 1883 and named "Vevay"; the name was changed to Vevay Park in 1887.[2]

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