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Nearest Communities to Bedford,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 starting from Bedford.<1>

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

Bedford is located in Pike County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 179 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bedford. Of these communities, 139 are located in counties other than Pike 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 Bedford (which is Pike 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 Bedford

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

  • Pike County   (where Bedford resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pikecountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Pike:   Pittsfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bedford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bedford.
      • Montezuma
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Montezuma is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Greenpond
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Greenpond is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpond
      • Milton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearl
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Florence
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Florence is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Old Pearl
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Old Pearl is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pearl
      • Detroit
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Time
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Time is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Straut
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sunny Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunny Hill is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
      • Independence
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Independence is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
  • Adams County
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.browncoil.org/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Mount Sterling
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bedford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bedford.
      • Versailles
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Morrelville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Morrelville is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
      • Jaques
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jaques is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaques
      • Gilbirds
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Benville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Benville is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
      • White Oak Springs ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • White Oak Springs is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Springs
      • La Grange
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • La Grange is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • Ferguson Ford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Ferguson Ford is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Ford
      • Cooperstown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hersman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Siloam
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Siloam is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Calhoun County
  • Cass County
  • Greene County
    • County Seat for Greene:   Carrollton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bedford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bedford.
      • Grand Pass
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Grand Pass is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
      • McClay Orchard
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • McClay Orchard is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClay Orchard
      • Hillview
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Patterson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Wilmington is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Hanks Station
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanks Station is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Station
      • Barrow
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Barrow is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow
      • Walkerville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Roodhouse
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Haypress
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Haypress is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypress
      • White Hall
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belltown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Berdan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Berdan is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdan
        • Columbiana ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Columbiana is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
        • Eldred
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Pegram
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pegram is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
        • Boyle
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Boyle is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
        • Hurricane ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Hurricane is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
        • Kaser
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Kaser is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
        • Clark
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Clark is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
        • Carrollton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Wrights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Woody
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Baum
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Baum is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baum
        • King
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • King is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
        • Athensville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Athensville is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athensville
        • Conwayville ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Conwayville is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conwayville
        • Kahm
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Kahm is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahm
        • Titus
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Titus is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus
        • Greenfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Mid City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Mid City is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
        • East Hardin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • East Hardin is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
        • Jalapa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Jalapa is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
        • Kane
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Kane
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Old Kane is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kane
        • Rockbridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Fayette
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Fayette is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Jersey County
  • Macoupin County
  • Morgan County
    • County Website:   https://morgancounty-il.com/
    • County Seat for Morgan:   Jacksonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bedford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bedford.
      • Lynnville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Murrayville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Morgan City ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bethel is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Chapin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Meredosia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Markham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Markham is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
      • Shady Acres
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Shady Acres is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Concord
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Davis ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Davis is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • South Jacksonville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Clements
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Clements is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
        • Nortonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Nortonville is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
        • Jacksonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Joy Prairie
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Prairie
        • Portuguese Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
        • Pisgah
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Arnold
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Brownton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Brownton is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
        • Savage ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Savage is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
        • Rees
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Rees is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees
        • Arcadia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Centerville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Centerville is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Franklin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Orleans
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Orleans is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Strawns Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Strawns Crossing is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawns Crossing
        • Yeomans
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Yeomans is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
        • Literberry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sinclair
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sinclair is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   https://scottcoil.gov/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Winchester
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bedford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bedford.
      • Bridgeport ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Bridgeport is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Glasgow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Alsey
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Bloomfield is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Winchester
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oxville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Phillips Ferry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Phillips Ferry is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Ferry
      • Manchester
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Exeter
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Exeter is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Riggston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Riggston is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggston
      • Bluffs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Naples
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Merritt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Merritt is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
      • Columbus ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Columbus is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Lincoln County
    • County Website:   https://www.lincolncomo.gov/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Troy (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bedford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bedford.
      • Dameron
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Dameron is located in Lincoln County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
      • Old Westport Landing
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Old Westport Landing is located in Lincoln County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Westport Landing
      • Elsberry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <3>
      • Sterling Landing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Sterling Landing is located in Lincoln County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Landing
      • Apex
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Apex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
      • New Hope
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County
    • County Website:   https://pikecountymo.net/
    • County Seat for Pike:   Bowling Green (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bedford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bedford.
      • Clarksville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kissenger
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Kissenger is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissenger
      • Roblee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Roblee is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roblee
      • Annada
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • McIntosh
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • McIntosh is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • Starkdale ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Starkdale is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkdale
      • Paynesville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Stark
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Stark is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Louisiana
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Calumet
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sledd
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Elmwood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Elmwood is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Reading
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Reading is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Eolia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Mundy Landing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Mundy Landing is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundy Landing

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- Bedford) 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.