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Nearest Communities to Bushton,
Listed County-By-County

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

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


Bushton is located in Coles County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coles County: Clark, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie & Shelby.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 203 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bushton. Of these communities, 171 are located in counties other than Coles 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 Bushton (which is Coles 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 Bushton

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

  • Coles County   (where Bushton resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.colesco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Coles:   Charleston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushton.
      • Rardin
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Fairgrange
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Fairgrange is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrange
      • Boyd Ford
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Boyd Ford is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Ford
      • Barney Ford
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Barney Ford is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney Ford
      • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Embarrass
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Embarrass is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Oakland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Charleston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ashmore
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Loxa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Loxa is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
      • Humboldt
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Kings
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Kings is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
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        • Halls Ford
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Halls Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
        • Walker Ford
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Walker Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Ford
        • Dorans
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Hutton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Hanley Ford
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Hanley Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Ford
        • Rolling Green
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Rolling Green is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
        • Campbell
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Campbell is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Jones
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Jones is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
        • Lerna
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Mattoon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Newby
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Newby is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
        • Cooks Mills
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Lane Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lane Acres is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Acres
        • Lipsey
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lipsey is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipsey
        • Magnet
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Fuller
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Fuller is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
        • Trilla
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Wabash Point
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Wabash Point is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Point
        • Etna
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Etna is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
        • Paradise
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Paradise is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Champaign County
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://www.clarkcountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Marshall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushton.
      • Westfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oilfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Doyles
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Doyles is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles
      • Cleone
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Casey
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Martinsville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Castle Fin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Castle Fin is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
      • Adenmoor
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Adenmoor is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adenmoor
      • Clark Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Connelly Ford
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Connelly Ford is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connelly Ford
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Griffin ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Griffin is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
        • Oak Point
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Marshall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Neadmore
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Neadmore is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neadmore
        • Oakcrest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Oakcrest is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
        • Vandalia Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Vandalia Crossing is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Crossing
        • Fox Run
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fox Run is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
        • Golf Lakes
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Golf Lakes is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Lakes
        • Moriah
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Moriah is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
        • McKeen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • McKeen is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
        • Allright
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Allright is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allright
        • Hogue Town
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
        • Livingston
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Weir
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Weir is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
        • Dennison
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Choctaw
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Choctaw is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
        • Moonshine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Moonshine is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
  • Cumberland County
    • County Website:   https://cumberlandcoil.gov/
    • County Seat for Cumberland:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushton.
      • Diona
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • McCann Ford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • McCann Ford is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Ford
      • Janesville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Johnstown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Point
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Maple Point is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
      • Union Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bradbury
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Ford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Rocky Ford is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Timothy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bowman Ford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Bowman Ford is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ford
      • Toledo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
      • Vevay Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Vevay Park is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay Park
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        • Neal
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Neal is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
        • Greenup
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Dees
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Dees is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees
        • Neoga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Cherwood Ford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Cherwood Ford is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherwood Ford
        • Hazel Dell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Jewett
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Liberty Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Liberty Hill is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
        • Walla Walla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Woodbury
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Woodbury is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
        • Roslyn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
  • Douglas County
  • Edgar County
    • County Website:   https://edgarcountyillinois.com/
    • County Seat for Edgar:   Paris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushton.
      • Kansas
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • New Athens ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • New Athens is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • Warrington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Warrington is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
      • Isabel
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Isabel is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
      • Borton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Catfish ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Catfish is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
      • Brocton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dudley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Dudley is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Grandview
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Redmon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Conlogue
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mays
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Mays is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Hughes
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Hughes is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
        • McCown
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • McCown is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCown
        • Melwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Melwood is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melwood
        • Garland
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Garland is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
        • Bell Ridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hume
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Metcalf
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Harris
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Harris is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Paris
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Palermo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Horace
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Horace is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
        • Wetzel
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Wetzel is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
        • Hildreth
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hildreth is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
        • Oliver
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Edgar
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Edgar is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
        • Nevins
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Bloomfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cherry Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
        • Kentucky
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Marley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Marley is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
        • Chrisman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Mortimer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Mortimer is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
        • Vermilion
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Elbridge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Ferrel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Ferrel is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
        • Logan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Mabel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Mabel is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
        • Scotts
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Scotts is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
  • Jasper County
  • Moultrie County
    • County Website:   http://moultriecountyil.com/
    • County Seat for Moultrie:   Sullivan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bushton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bushton.
      • Coles
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gays
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Gays is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <3>
      • Allenville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Cadwell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairbanks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Chipps
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Chipps is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
      • Bruce
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Bruce is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Williamsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Sullivan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Cushman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Lanton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Lanton is located in Moultrie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
        • Lovington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Kirksville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Kirksville is located in Moultrie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
        • Dunn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Ullrich
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
  • Piatt County
  • Shelby County
  • Vermilion County

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- Bushton) 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.