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Nearest Communities to Bushnell,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note 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.

Bushnell is located in McDonough County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McDonough County: Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Schuyler & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 168 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bushnell. Of these communities, 141 are located in counties other than McDonough 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 Bushnell (which is McDonough 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 Bushnell

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

  • McDonough County   (where Bushnell resides)
    • County Website:   http://mcg.mcdonough.il.us/
    • County Seat for McDonough:   Macomb
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushnell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushnell.
      • New Philadelphia
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • Bardolph
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scottsburg
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Prairie City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
      • Walnut Grove
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Good Hope
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Adair
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Shoo Fly
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoo Fly
      • East Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • East Village is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • Macomb
        (10 miles [16.1 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>
      • University Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • University Village is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • Pennington Point
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
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  • Fulton County
    • County Website:   https://fultoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Fulton:   Lewistown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushnell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushnell.
      • Manley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Manley is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Checkrow
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Virgil ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Virgil is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Marietta
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Babylon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Avon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Seville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Seville is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Whites Ferry
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Whites Ferry is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Ferry
      • Poverty Ridge
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Poverty Ridge is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Ridge
      • Buckeye
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Buckeye is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Ellisville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blyton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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        • Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
        • Smithfield
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Troy ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Troy is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Table Grove
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Bernadotte ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
        • London Mills
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ipava
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bybee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Cuba
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Fiatt
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Midway ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Midway is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Fairview
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Vermont
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Depler Springs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Depler Springs is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depler Springs
        • Fulton Center ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Fulton Center is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Center
        • Howard
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Howard is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
        • Civer ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Civer is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civer
        • Lewistown
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Bryant
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Duncan Mills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Duncan Mills is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mills
        • Westview Acres
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Westview Acres is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Acres
        • Middlegrove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Middlegrove is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegrove
        • Astoria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Beaty
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Beaty is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
        • Leesburg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
        • Otto ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Otto is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
        • Summum
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Canton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Saint David
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Waterford ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Waterford is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
        • Brereton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Dunfermline
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • East Lawndale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • East Lawndale is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawndale
        • Gilchrist
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Gilchrist is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
        • Norris
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Prospect Heights Addition
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Village Square
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Village Square is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
        • Enion
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Enion is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enion
        • Keeler ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Keeler is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
        • Sepo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Forty Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Forty Acres is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Acres
        • Little America
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Little America is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
        • Maples Mill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Maples Mill is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Mill
        • Rawalts
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Rawalts is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawalts
        • Marbletown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Farmington
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Liverpool
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Monterey
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Monterey is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Breeds
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County
  • Henderson County
  • Knox County
  • Mason County
    • County Website:   https://masoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Mason:   Havana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushnell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushnell.
      • Baldwin Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Baldwin Beach is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Beach
      • Chautauqua Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Chautauqua Park is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Park
      • Quiver Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
      • Havana
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buzzville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lakewood is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Matanzas Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Matanzas Beach is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matanzas Beach
      • Matanzas
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Matanzas is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matanzas
  • Peoria County
  • Schuyler County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://warrencountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Monmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushnell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushnell.
      • Youngstown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenbush
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Greenbush is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Swan Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Swan Creek is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Roseville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Berwick
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • New Lancaster ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • New Lancaster is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • Larchland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Larchland is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchland
      • Phelps
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Phelps is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Ellison ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ellison is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
      • Ormonde
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Ormonde is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormonde
      • Ponemah
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Ponemah is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
      • Smithshire
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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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 from Point A (ie- Bushnell) 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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