With the completion of the National Road, also called the Cumberland Road, through Clark County in 1834, a settlement known as Cumberland arose in this vicinity, made up mainly of workmen who came to find employment on the road; some remained while many moved on. With the arrival of permanent settlers Ewing Chancellor and Rev. John Doughty, Cumberland was established in 1836, and much later it was incorporated into the east side of Casey's city limits from 8th Street to 15th Street. Rev. John Doughty is credited with establishing the Cumberland Baptist Church and the adjacent cemetery. The church was built in 1850 and demolished in 1953. It was the first religious organization in the area, and the cemetery was the first there as well; it still stands today as part of the Casey Cumberland Cemetery. Two hundred and sixty interments were found when the cemetery was restored in 2016-2017, and the restoration received the 2017 Community Service Award from the Illinois State Genealogical Society.