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Nearest Communities to Burnett,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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


Burnett is located in Bureau County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Burnett. Of these communities, 93 are located in counties other than Bureau 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 Burnett (which is Bureau 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 Burnett

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

  • Bureau County   (where Burnett resides)
    • County Website:   https://bureaucounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Bureau:   Princeton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Providence
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Providence is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Buda
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bourbonais ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Bourbonais is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonais
      • Langley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Langley is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Sheffield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Neponset
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wyanet
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Milo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Milo is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Tiskilwa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mineral
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Tree Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lone Tree Corners is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Corners
      • Manlius
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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        • Princeton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Whitefield
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
        • Bureau Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
          • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
          • Bureau
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <3>
        • Coal Hollow
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Coal Hollow is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
        • New Bedford
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Dover
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Kasbeer
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Limerick
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Limerick is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
        • Malden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Thomas
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Thomas is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
        • De Pue
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • De Pue is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
        • Normandy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Normandy is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
        • Walnut
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Greenoak
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
        • Hollowayville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
        • Marquette
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Marquette is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
        • Ottville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Ottville is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
        • Seatonville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Love
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Love is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
        • Ohio
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Zearing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Zearing is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
        • Yorktown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
        • Hicks Corners
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
        • Ladd
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Ladd is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <3>
        • Van Orin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Dalzell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Hegeler
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Hegeler is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegeler
        • Spring Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Webster Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Webster Park is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Park
        • Arlington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cherry
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Churchill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Churchill is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
        • La Moille
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Clarion
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Clarion is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
        • Wendel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Wendel is located in Bureau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendel
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycty.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Cambridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Kewanee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Saxon ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Saxon is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Annawan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kedron ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Kedron is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
      • German Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • German Corner is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
      • Atkinson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hooppole
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Galva
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Aliceville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Aliceville is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
      • Bishop Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ulah
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Ulah is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
      • Cambridge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Geneseo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nekoma
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Nekoma is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://www.knoxcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Galesburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Centerville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Centerville is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Altona
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Victoria
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Truro
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Truro is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Williamsfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle County
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Cedar Point
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Peru
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Peru is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
      • Priscilla ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Priscilla is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
      • Fitchmoor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Fitchmoor is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchmoor
      • Dimmick
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
      • Jonesville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jonesville is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Tomahawk Bluff
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
      • Peterstown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Peterstown is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Lee County
  • Marshall County
    • County Website:   https://marshallcountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Lacon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Broadmoor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Broadmoor is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
      • Saratoga Center
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Saratoga Center is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Center
      • Camp Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Henry
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Henry is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <3>
      • Sparland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawn Ridge
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
      • Hopewell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
      • Lacon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Lacon is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <3>
      • Varna
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilbern
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Wilbern is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbern
      • Porterfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Porterfield is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
      • La Rose
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria County
    • County Website:   https://www.peoriacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Peoria:   Peoria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Edelstein
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • North Hampton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • North Hampton is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
      • Princeville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Hallock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
      • Akron
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Akron is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Monica
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Monica is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • North Chillicothe
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • North Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Coughlin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Coughlin is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughlin
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        • Elmore
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Elmore is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
        • Dunlap
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Rome
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Laura
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Cedar Bluff Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Cedar Bluff Estates is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Estates
        • South Rome
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • South Rome is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rome
  • Putnam County
    • County Website:   https://putnamil.gov/
    • County Seat for Putnam:   Hennepin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Putnam
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Undercliff
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Undercliff is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Undercliff
      • Indian Spring
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
      • Walnut Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Hennepin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Moronts
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Moronts is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moronts
      • Florid
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Florid is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
      • Mark
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Granville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • McNabb
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Caledonia is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Standard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mount Palatine
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
      • Magnolia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark County
    • County Website:   https://www.starkco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Stark:   Toulon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Lombardville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Lombardville is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardville
      • Morse ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Morse is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Bradford
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Osceola
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Osceola is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Waldron ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Waldron is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Castleton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Elmira
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Modena
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Modena is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
      • Wyoming
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Toulon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Speer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stark
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Stark is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
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        • La Fayette
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Duncan
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Duncan is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
        • Slackwater ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Slackwater is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
        • West Jersey
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • West Jersey is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
  • Whiteside County
    • County Website:   https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Whiteside:   Morrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Deer Grove
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hahnaman
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Hahnaman is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnaman
      • Tampico
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Leon Corners
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
      • Jefferson Corners
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jefferson Corners is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Corners
      • Prophetstown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill

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- Burnett) 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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