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Nearest Communities to Vincennes,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Vincennes, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Vincennes:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Vincennes is located in Lee County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Des Moines, Henry, Van Buren, Hancock (IL), Henderson (IL) & Clark (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 166 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vincennes. Of these communities, 128 are located in counties other than Lee County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Vincennes (which is Lee County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Vincennes

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Lee County   (where Vincennes resides)
  • Des Moines County
    • County Website:   https://www.desmoinescounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Des Moines:   Burlington
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincennes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincennes.
      • Augusta
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Augusta is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Skunk River
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Skunk River is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
      • Middletown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Danville Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Danville Center is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Center
      • Danville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Danville is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Kemper
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Kemper is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
      • Patterson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Patterson is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Beaverdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
      • West Burlington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
  • Van Buren County
    • County Website:   https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Van Buren:   Keosauqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincennes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincennes.
      • Farmington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Plymouth
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Plymouth is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Bonaparte
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lexington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Lexington is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Palestine ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Palestine is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Mount Sterling
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bentonsport
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrisburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Vernon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Pierceville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
      • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Keosauqua
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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        • Utica
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Utica is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
        • Mount Zion
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Pittsburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
        • Stockport
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Cantril
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Kilbourn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Winchester
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Adams County
  • Hancock County
    • County Website:   https://hancockcounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Carthage (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincennes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincennes.
      • Nauvoo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Quashquema ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Quashquema is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quashquema
      • Sonora ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Sonora is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Warsaw
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
      • Hamilton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
      • Powellton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Niota
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Niota
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Old Niota is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Niota
      • Elvaston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Elderville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Elderville is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
      • McCall
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • McCall is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
      • Sutter
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Pontoosuc
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
        • Adrian
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Colusa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Ferris
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Ferris is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <3>
        • Basco
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Basco is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basco <3>
        • Breckenridge
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Breckenridge is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
        • Tioga
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Tioga is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
        • Carthage
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Dallas City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Burnside
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Durham
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Durham is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
        • Bentley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bentley is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
        • West Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Stillwell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Stillwell is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
        • La Crosse
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • La Crosse is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
        • Denver
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Denver is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
        • Disco
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Middle Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Middle Creek is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
        • Webster
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Webster is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Chili
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson County
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://clarkcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Kahoka (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincennes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincennes.
      • Saint Francisville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Dumas
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Revere
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Waterloo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Waterloo is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Peaksville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wayland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Clark City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
      • Athens
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kahoka
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
      • Anson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alexandria
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Medill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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        • Winchester
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Winchester is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Ashton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Ashton is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
        • Chambersburg
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Antioch
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Antioch is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
        • Union
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Union is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Acasto
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gregory Landing
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Gregory Landing is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
        • Saint Patrick
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
        • Neeper
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Eldorado ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Eldorado is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
        • Luray
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
        • Wyaconda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Fairmont
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairmont is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Knox County
  • Lewis County
    • County Website:   https://lewiscountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Lewis:   Monticello (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincennes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincennes.
      • Derrahs
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Derrahs is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
      • Laura
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Laura is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
      • Santuzza
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Santuzza is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuzza
      • Williamstown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Williamstown is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Benjamin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Benjamin is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
      • Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Tully
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Tully is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • Canton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Deer Ridge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Midway
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Midway is located in Lewis County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Monticello
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
        • Durgen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Durgen is located in Lewis County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgen
        • Ten Mile
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Ten Mile is located in Lewis County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
        • New Court Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • New Court Village is located in Lewis County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
        • Sellers
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Scotland County
    • County Website:   https://www.scotlandcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Scotland:   Memphis (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincennes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincennes.
      • Granger
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Prospect Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
      • Etna
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Etna is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Arbela
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Azen
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
      • Gorin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
      • South Gorin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vincennes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.