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Nearest Communities to Avon,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest 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 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 west 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 Avon.<1>

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

Avon is located in Fulton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 172 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Avon. Of these communities, 112 are located in counties other than Fulton 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 Avon (which is Fulton 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 Avon

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

  • Fulton County   (where Avon resides)
    • County Website:   https://fultoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Fulton:   Lewistown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avon.
      • Virgil ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Virgil is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
      • Troy ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Troy is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Manley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Manley is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Babylon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellisville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Checkrow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • London Mills
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Midway ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Midway is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Blyton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marietta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Buckeye
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Buckeye is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
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        • Whites Ferry
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Whites Ferry is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Ferry
        • Bybee
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Seville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Seville is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
        • Fairview
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Poverty Ridge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Poverty Ridge is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Ridge
        • Smithfield
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fiatt
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Middlegrove
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Middlegrove is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegrove
        • Cuba
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bernadotte ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
        • Civer ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Civer is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civer
        • Fulton Center ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Fulton Center is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Center
        • Gilchrist
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Gilchrist is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
        • Table Grove
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Depler Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Depler Springs is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depler Springs
        • Brereton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Forty Acres
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Forty Acres is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Acres
        • Norris
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Westview Acres
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Westview Acres is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Acres
        • Canton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • East Lawndale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • East Lawndale is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawndale
        • Farmington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Prospect Heights Addition
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Village Square
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Village Square is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
        • Ipava
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Bryant
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Lewistown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint David
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Howard
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Howard is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
        • Dunfermline
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Rawalts
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Rawalts is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawalts
        • Vermont
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Duncan Mills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Duncan Mills is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mills
        • Keeler ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Keeler is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
        • Maples Mill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Maples Mill is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Mill
        • Breeds
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Monterey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Monterey is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Little America
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Little America is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
        • Otto ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Otto is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
        • Sepo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Waterford ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Waterford is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
        • Beaty
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Beaty is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
        • Summum
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Banner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Leesburg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
        • Enion
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Enion is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enion
        • Liverpool
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Astoria
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hancock County
  • Henderson County
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://www.knoxcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Galesburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avon.
      • Saint Augustine
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hermon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Hermon is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Abingdon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeport Ferry
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bridgeport Ferry is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Ferry
      • Bridgeport ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bridgeport is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Burnside ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Burnside is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • De Long
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rapatee
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Rapatee is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
      • Saluda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Saluda is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
      • Maquon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Uniontown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Uniontown is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Gilson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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        • Knoxville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Galesburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • East Galesburg
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
        • Douglas
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Douglas is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Knox
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Yates City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Appleton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Trenton Corners
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Trenton Corners is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Corners
        • Henderson Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
        • Soperville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Soperville is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperville
        • Dahinda
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Elba Center
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Elba Center is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
        • Henderson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Oak Run
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Oak Run is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
        • Wataga
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Eugene
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Eugene is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
        • Truro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Truro is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
        • Williamsfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Ontario
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ontario is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
        • Oneida
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mason County
  • McDonough County
    • County Website:   http://mcg.mcdonough.il.us/
    • County Seat for McDonough:   Macomb
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avon.
      • Prairie City
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
      • Walnut Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Bushnell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Scottsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • New Philadelphia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • Bardolph
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Good Hope
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Adair
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Shoo Fly
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoo Fly
      • East Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • East Village is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • Lamone Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
      • Macomb
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Macomb is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <3>
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        • Sciota
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • University Village
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • University Village is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
        • Pennington Point
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
        • Little Ireland ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Little Ireland is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ireland
        • Spring Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Blandinsville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Industry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Colchester
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Ragtown ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ragtown is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
        • Stewardsville ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Stewardsville is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardsville
        • Fandon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Fandon is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fandon
        • Tennessee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Doddsville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Hills Grove ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
  • Mercer County
  • Peoria County
  • Schuyler County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://warrencountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Monmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Avon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Avon.
      • Greenbush
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Greenbush is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Youngstown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Berwick
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Swan Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Swan Creek is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Roseville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Phelps
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Phelps is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Larchland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Larchland is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchland
      • Cameron
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ormonde
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ormonde is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormonde
      • New Lancaster ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • New Lancaster is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • Surrey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ponemah
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Ponemah is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
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        • Ellison ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Ellison is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
        • Coldbrook
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Coldbrook is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
        • Monmouth
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Smithshire
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Kirkwood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Utah
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Gerlaw
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Spring Grove is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
        • Denny ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Denny is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
        • Eleanor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Shanghai City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
        • Woodvale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodvale is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvale
        • Shaw
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Shaw is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Alexis Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Alexis Junction is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis Junction
        • Little York
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avon) 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.