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Nearest Communities to Avoca,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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 north 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 starting from Avoca.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Avoca is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Livingston County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 144 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Avoca. Of these communities, 90 are located in counties other than Livingston County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Avoca (which is Livingston 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 Avoca

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

  • Livingston County   (where Avoca resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avoca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avoca.
      • Champlin
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Champlin is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
      • Lodemia
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
      • McDowell
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairbury
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Forrest
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rugby
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Rugby is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
      • Swygert
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Eylar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saunemin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontiac
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • 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 <4>
      • Ocoya
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
      • Continue List   (42 more) ...
        • Cayuga
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Scovel
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Scovel is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
        • Rooks Creek
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
        • Charlotte
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Griswold
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Griswold is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
        • Rowe
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Rowe is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
        • Cereal
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Cereal is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
        • Risk
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Risk is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
        • Chatsworth
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Loretto
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Strawn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Cullom
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Odell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
        • Emington
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Graymont
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Saxon ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Saxon is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
        • Cornell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Waldo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Waldo is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Campus
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Flanagan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Nevada
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Nevada is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
        • Adams ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Adams is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Budd
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Dwight
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Katy Did
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Katy Did is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
        • Sunbury
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Cardiff
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • New Michigan ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • New Michigan is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
        • Blackstone
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Manville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Manville is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
        • Blair
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Blair is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Long Point
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Missal
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Smithdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
        • Ancona
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Carriage Lane Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Carriage Lane Estates is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Lane Estates
        • Reading
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Reading is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Vermilion City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
        • Coalville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • South Streator
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • South Streator is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Streator
        • Munster
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avoca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avoca.
      • Sibley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Piper City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Kempton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cabery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stelle
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Stelle is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelle
      • Garber
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Melvin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Roberts
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Guthrie
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Gibson City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Derby
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Derby is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
        • Elliott
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Harpster
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Harpster is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
        • Proctor
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Perdueville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Perdueville is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Morris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avoca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avoca.
      • Highland Town ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Kinsman
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gardner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Verona
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Clarke City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • East Brooklyn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • South Wilmington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Mazon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mazonia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
  • Iroquois County
  • Kankakee County
  • La Salle County
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avoca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avoca.
      • Dana
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Dana is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <4>
      • Ransom
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kernan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Evans Heights Housing Project
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Streator
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delbert Egan Housing Project
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leeds
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Garfield is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Kangley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Otter ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Otter is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
      • Rutland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Altmar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Altmar is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Richards
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Richards is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
  • McLean County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avoca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avoca.
      • Weston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chenoa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cropsey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Meadows
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Anchor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Colfax
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Lexington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Ridge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Gridley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Clarksville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarksville is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Cooksville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (19 more) ...
        • Fletcher
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Fletcher is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Enright
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Enright is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enright
        • Arrowsmith
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Merna
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Ellsworth
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Saybrook
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Towanda
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Bentown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bentown is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
        • Padua
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Padua is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Holder
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Holder is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
        • Hudson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Barnes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Barnes is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
        • Eagle Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
        • Greenbriar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenbriar is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
        • Hawthorne Hills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
        • North Pointe
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • North Pointe is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
        • McNulta
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • McNulta is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNulta
        • Hedgewood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hedgewood is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
        • Kerrick
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Kerrick is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
  • Woodford County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avoca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avoca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.