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Nearest Communities to Bentown,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bentown, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bentown:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bentown.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bentown 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 158 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bentown. Of these communities, 95 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 Bentown (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 Bentown
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- McLean County (where Bentown resides)
- County Website: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for McLean: Bloomington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Holder
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holder is located in McLean County
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- Padua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Padua is located in McLean County
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- Fletcher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
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- Merna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
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- Brokaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
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- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
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- Shamrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in McLean County
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- Colonial Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
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- Hawthorne Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
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- Eagle Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
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- Hedgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hedgewood is located in McLean County
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- North Pointe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Pointe is located in McLean County
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- Greenbriar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar is located in McLean County
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- Towanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arrowsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hendrix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in McLean County
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- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
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- Burns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burns is located in McLean County
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- Cardinal Court
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
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- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
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- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kerrick is located in McLean County
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- Sabina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
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- Littleville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in McLean County
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- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
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- Bloomington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
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- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in McLean County
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- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in McLean County
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- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
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- Glen Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
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- Heyworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
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- Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Covell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Covell is located in McLean County
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- Kumler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
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- Bellflower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
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- Funks Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
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- McNulta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McNulta is located in McLean County
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- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
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- Carlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chenoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gridley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cropsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danvers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
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- Enright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enright is located in McLean County
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- Troster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troster is located in McLean County
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- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in McLean County
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- Osman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osman is located in McLean County
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- McLean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodruff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in McLean County
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- Champaign County
- County Website: https://co.champaign.il.us/
- County Seat for Champaign: Urbana
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Foosland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lotus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
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- Dickerson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
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- Fisher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake of the Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Mahomet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt County
- County Website: https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for De Witt: Clinton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Watkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
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- Solomon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
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- Weedman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
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- Bucks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks is located in De Witt County
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- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
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- Farmer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carle Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carle Springs is located in De Witt County
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- Fullerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
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- De Witt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wapella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birkbeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
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- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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- Waynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jenkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in De Witt County
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- Hallsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Tabor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor is located in De Witt County
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- Ospur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ospur is located in De Witt County
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- Tunbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunbridge is located in De Witt County
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- Midland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midland City is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Kenney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
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- Ford County
- County Website: https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Ford: Paxton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Derby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Ford County
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- Harpster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
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- Proctor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
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- Garber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Ford County
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- Gibson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
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- Sibley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Guthrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
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- Elliott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston County
- County Website: https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Livingston: Pontiac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Waldo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Livingston County
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- Ocoya
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ocoya is located in Livingston County
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- Fairbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Strawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Champlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Champlin is located in Livingston County
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- Risk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
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- Lodemia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodemia is located in Livingston County
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- Avoca ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
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- McDowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
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- Flanagan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graymont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rooks Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
- Cereal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cereal is located in Livingston County
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- Forrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- County Website: https://logancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Logan: Lincoln
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountjoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountjoy is located in Logan County
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- Beason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County
- Piatt County
- County Website: https://piatt.gov/
- County Seat for Piatt: Monticello
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
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- Blue Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
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- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- De Land
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Galesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
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- Combs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
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- Lodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
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- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Piatt County
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- White Heath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell County
- County Website: https://tazewell-il.gov/
- County Seat for Tazewell: Pekin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Lilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
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- Minier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Armington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fravert ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fravert is located in Tazewell County
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- Mackinaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Former name for Mackinaw:
- Mackinawtown
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- Mindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mindale is located in Tazewell County
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- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Tazewell County
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- Burt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Tazewell County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Tazewell County
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- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Tazewell County
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- Sutter ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sutter is located in Tazewell County
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- Woodford County
- County Website: https://www.woodford-county.org/
- County Seat for Woodford: Eureka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bentown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bentown.
- Kappa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- El Paso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
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- Congerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Farmsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farmsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
- Mackinaw Dells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mackinaw Dells is located in Woodford County
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- Panola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Secor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
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- Spires
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spires is located in Woodford County
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- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bentown) 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. |
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