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Nearest Communities to Anchor,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Anchor.<1>

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

Anchor is located in McLean County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLean County: Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Livingston, Logan, Piatt, Tazewell & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 142 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Anchor. Of these communities, 86 are located in counties other than McLean 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 Anchor (which is McLean 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 Anchor

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

  • McLean County   (where Anchor resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Anchor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Anchor.
      • Cropsey
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Colfax
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Saybrook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Arrowsmith
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooksville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Ellsworth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • McNulta
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • McNulta is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNulta
      • Fletcher
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Fletcher is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Padua
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Padua is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
      • Lexington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (44 more) ...
        • Timber Ridge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
        • Chenoa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Bellflower
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Glen Avon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Bentown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Bentown is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
        • Merna
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Laurette
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Sabina
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Sabina is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
        • Holder
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Holder is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
        • Troster
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Troster is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troster
        • Clarksville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Clarksville is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Meadows
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Kumler
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Osman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Osman is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
        • Le Roy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Barnes
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Barnes is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
        • Towanda
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Brokaw
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Brokaw is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
        • Empire
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Empire is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
        • Eagle Ridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
        • Hawthorne Hills
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
        • Gridley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Downs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Shamrock
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Shamrock is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Colonial Meadows
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Meadows
        • Greenbriar
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Greenbriar is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
        • Hedgewood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Hedgewood is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
        • North Pointe
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • North Pointe is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
        • Gillum
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Hudson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Kerrick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Kerrick is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
        • Bloomington
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Cardinal Court
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Court
        • Normal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Enright
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Enright is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enright
        • Burns
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Burns is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Hendrix
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hendrix is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
        • Littleville ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Littleville is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
        • Randolph
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Randolph is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Bloomington Heights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Heights
        • Yuton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Twin Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Twin Grove is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
        • Heyworth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Shirley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Champaign County
  • De Witt County
  • Ford County
  • Iroquois County
  • Livingston County
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Anchor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Anchor.
      • Risk
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Risk is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
      • Strawn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairbury
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cereal
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Cereal is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
      • Champlin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Champlin is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
      • Forrest
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lodemia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
      • McDowell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Chatsworth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocoya
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Charlotte
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pontiac
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <3>
        • Waldo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Waldo is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Rooks Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
        • Rugby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Rugby is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
        • Saunemin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Swygert
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Eylar
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Scovel
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Scovel is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
        • Graymont
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Cayuga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Griswold
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Griswold is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
        • Cullom
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Rowe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Rowe is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
        • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
        • Flanagan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Loretto
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Saxon ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Saxon is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
        • Emington
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Cornell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Odell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Piatt County
  • Woodford County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anchor) 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.