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Nearest Communities to Ashland,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Ashland.<1>

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

Ashland is located in Cass County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Brown, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon & Schuyler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 212 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ashland. Of these communities, 192 are located in counties other than Cass 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 Ashland (which is Cass 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 Ashland

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

  • Cass County   (where Ashland resides)
  • Brown County
  • Fulton County
    • County Website:   https://fultoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Fulton:   Lewistown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland.
      • Marbletown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Enion
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Enion is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enion
      • Astoria
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaty
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Beaty is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
      • Leesburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
      • Summum
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Otto ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Otto is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Logan County
  • Macoupin County
  • Mason County
    • County Website:   https://masoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Mason:   Havana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland.
      • White City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • White City is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Wolf Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Wolf Lake is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Saidora
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Saidora is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saidora
      • Kilbourne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Conover
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Conover is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
      • Moscow ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Moscow is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Snicarte
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bath
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Long Branch
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Peterville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Peterville is located in Mason County
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      • Kelsey
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Kelsey is located in Mason County
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      • Matanzas
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Matanzas is located in Mason County
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        • Biggs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Biggs is located in Mason County
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        • Easton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Lakewood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Lakewood is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Matanzas Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Matanzas Beach is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matanzas Beach
        • Poplar City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Teheran
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Mason City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Havana
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Luther
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Luther is located in Mason County
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        • Eckard
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Eckard is located in Mason County
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        • Chautauqua Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Chautauqua Park is located in Mason County
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        • Quiver Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
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        • Topeka
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Menard County
    • County Website:   https://menardcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Menard:   Petersburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland.
      • Tallula
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Loyd
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Loyd is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Hill Top
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hill Top is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
      • Lewisburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lewisburg is located in Menard County
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      • New Salem ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • New Salem is located in Menard County
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      • Hilltop
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Hilltop is located in Menard County
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      • Old Salem Chautauqua
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Old Salem Chautauqua is located in Menard County
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      • Atterberry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Atterberry is located in Menard County
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      • Petersburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bobtown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Bobtown is located in Menard County
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      • Tice
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Tice is located in Menard County
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      • Athens
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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        • Oakford
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Curtis
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Curtis is located in Menard County
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        • Culver
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Culver is located in Menard County
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        • Greenview
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Sweet Water
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Sweet Water is located in Menard County
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        • Fancy Prairie
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
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        • Croft
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hubly
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hubly is located in Menard County
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  • Morgan County
    • County Website:   https://morgancounty-il.com/
    • County Seat for Morgan:   Jacksonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland.
      • Prentice
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Yatesville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Jordanville ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jordanville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
      • Sinclair
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Sinclair is located in Morgan County
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      • Strawns Crossing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Strawns Crossing is located in Morgan County
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      • Literberry
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Alexander
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Orleans
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Orleans is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Brownton ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Brownton is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
      • Arnold
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Savage ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Savage is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Arcadia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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        • Portuguese Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
        • Jacksonville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pisgah
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Yeomans
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Yeomans is located in Morgan County
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        • Joy Prairie
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
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        • Rees
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Rees is located in Morgan County
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        • South Jacksonville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
        • Franklin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Davis ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Davis is located in Morgan County
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        • Markham
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Markham is located in Morgan County
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        • Concord
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Appalokia ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Appalokia is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalokia
        • Clements
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Clements is located in Morgan County
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        • Waverly
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Woodson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Centerville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Centerville is located in Morgan County
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        • Lynnville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Chapin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Nortonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Nortonville is located in Morgan County
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        • Bethel
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Bethel is located in Morgan County
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        • Morgan City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Rohrer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Rohrer is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
        • Murrayville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Meredosia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Shady Acres
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Shady Acres is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
  • Sangamon County
    • County Website:   https://sangamonil.gov/
    • County Seat for Sangamon:   Springfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland.
      • Pleasant Plains
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Claysville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Claysville is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
      • Richland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Richland is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Berlin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Farmingdale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Salisbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Browns Crossing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Browns Crossing is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossing
      • Island Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
      • New Berlin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pasfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradfordton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
      • Huffaker
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Huffaker is located in Sangamon County
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        • Prouty
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Prouty is located in Sangamon County
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        • Bates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Bates is located in Sangamon County
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        • Riddle Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
        • Knapp
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Knapp is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
        • Bando
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Bando is located in Sangamon County
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        • Archer
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Archer is located in Sangamon County
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        • Curran
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Loami
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Sudduth ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sudduth is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
        • Barr
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Barr is located in Sangamon County
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        • Cantrall
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Green Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
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        • Maxwell ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Cody
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Cody is located in Sangamon County
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        • North Wind
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • North Wind is located in Sangamon County
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        • Leland Grove
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
        • Andrew
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Andrew is located in Sangamon County
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        • Coleman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Coleman is located in Sangamon County
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        • Jerome
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
        • Jess
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Jess is located in Sangamon County
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        • West Grand Place
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • West Grand Place is located in Sangamon County
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        • Hawthorne Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Ridgely
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Springfield
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Iles
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Iles is located in Sangamon County
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        • Woodside
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Devereux Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Devereux Heights is located in Sangamon County
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        • East Springfield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • East Springfield is located in Sangamon County
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        • Grandview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
        • Peabody
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Peabody is located in Sangamon County
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        • Sherman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Starne
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Starne is located in Sangamon County
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        • Streadle
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Streadle is located in Sangamon County
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        • Mildred
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mildred is located in Sangamon County
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        • Southern View
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
        • Arlington Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Bissell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Bissell is located in Sangamon County
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        • Ellis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Ellis is located in Sangamon County
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        • Knollwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Knollwood is located in Sangamon County
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        • Shale Bluff
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
        • Van Wood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Van Wood is located in Sangamon County
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        • Chatham
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Southlawn
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Southlawn is located in Sangamon County
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        • Clear Lake
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Compro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Compro is located in Sangamon County
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        • Irwins Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
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        • Toronto
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Toronto is located in Sangamon County
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        • Keys
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Keys is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
        • Riverton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Spaulding
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
        • Williamsville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Lowder
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Auburn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Cotton Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
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        • Barclay
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Barclay is located in Sangamon County
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        • Rochester
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Beamington
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Beamington is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamington
        • Glenarm
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cimic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cimic is located in Sangamon County
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        • Lemmon ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
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        • Thayer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Commanche Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
        • Pawnee Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
        • Tower Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
        • Buffalo Hart
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Dawson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Divernon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • New City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • New City is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
        • Berry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Berry is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
        • Pawnee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler County
  • Scott County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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