Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bluff Springs, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bluff Springs:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 from Bluff Springs.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bluff Springs 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 176 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bluff Springs. Of these communities, 156 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 Bluff Springs (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 Bluff Springs
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Cass County (where Bluff Springs resides)
- County Website: https://co.cass.il.us/
- County Seat for Cass: Virginia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Cass ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cass is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Jules
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Beardstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hagener
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arenzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kisch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kisch is located in Cass County
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- Palmerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmerton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Burlingame
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Little Indian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Indian is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Indian
- Chandlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.browncoil.org/
- County Seat for Brown: Mount Sterling
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- La Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Cooperstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Versailles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbirds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hersman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jaques
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jaques is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaques
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morrelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morrelville is located in Brown County
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- Buckhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Brown County
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- Damon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Damon is located in Brown County
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- Fargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Brown County
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- Continue List (5 more) ...
- White Oak Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Springs
- Mound Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Timewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Benville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
- Ferguson Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ferguson Ford is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Ford
- Fulton County
- County Website: https://fultoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Fulton: Lewistown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Astoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Marbletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beaty is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Vermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enion is located in Fulton County
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- Otto ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Fulton County
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- Howard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Fulton County
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- Duncan Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duncan Mills is located in Fulton County
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- Ipava
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Table Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Waterford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in Fulton County
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- Sepo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernadotte ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
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- Lewistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mason County
- County Website: https://masoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Mason: Havana
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Snicarte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Mason County
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- Saidora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saidora is located in Mason County
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- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conover is located in Mason County
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- Kilbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matanzas Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matanzas Beach is located in Mason County
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- Matanzas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matanzas is located in Mason County
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- Lakewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Mason County
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- Long Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kelsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in Mason County
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- Peterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peterville is located in Mason County
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- Havana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua Park is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Park
- Poplar City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
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- Baldwin Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Beach is located in Mason County
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- Biggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biggs is located in Mason County
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- Eckard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eckard is located in Mason County
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- McDonough County
- County Website: http://mcg.mcdonough.il.us/
- County Seat for McDonough: Macomb
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Doddsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewardsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewardsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardsville
- Industry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pennington Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
- Shoo Fly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
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- Menard County
- County Website: https://menardcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Menard: Petersburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Bobtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bobtown is located in Menard County
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- Oakford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tallula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Atterberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
- Hill Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
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- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Menard County
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- Loyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
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- New Salem ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Menard County
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- Old Salem Chautauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Salem Chautauqua is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Chautauqua
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Menard County
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- Curtis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Menard County
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- Tice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tice 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 Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Literberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joy Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Prairie
- Shady Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Acres is located in Morgan County
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- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Morgan County
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- Chapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Meredosia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Markham is located in Morgan County
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- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Savage ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
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- Brownton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownton is located in Morgan County
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- Portuguese Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
- Sinclair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair is located in Morgan County
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- Strawns Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strawns Crossing is located in Morgan County
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- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prentice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Morgan County
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- Lynnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- South Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Morgan County
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- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clements
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clements is located in Morgan County
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- Rees
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rees is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees
- Murrayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yeomans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yeomans is located in Morgan County
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- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- County Website: https://www.pikecountyil.org/
- County Seat for Pike: Pittsfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Chambersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Griggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson Ford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Ford
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Sangamon County
- County Website: https://sangamonil.gov/
- County Seat for Sangamon: Springfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Pleasant Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Browns Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossing is located in Sangamon County
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- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
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- Island Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
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- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huffaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffaker is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker
- New Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
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- Prouty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prouty is located in Sangamon County
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- Schuyler County
- County Website: https://www.schuylercounty.org/
- County Seat for Schuyler: Rushville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Frederick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briggs Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Briggs Landing is located in Schuyler County
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- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Bader
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sheldons Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sheldons Grove is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldons Grove
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Oakland Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Center is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Center
- Hale Ridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hale Ridge is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Ridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Scotts Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mill is located in Schuyler County
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- Erwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erwin is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Schuyler County
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- Mindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mindale is located in Schuyler County
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- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scott County
- County Website: https://scottcoil.gov/
- County Seat for Scott: Winchester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs.
- Merritt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Merritt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Bluffs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riggston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riggston is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggston
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Exeter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Naples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Scott County
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- Phillips Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Ferry is located in Scott County
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- Alsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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- Bluff Springs) 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. |
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