Nearest Communities to Butler,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Butler, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Butler:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 starting from Butler.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Butler is located in Montgomery County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Bond, Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon & Shelby.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 162 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Butler. Of these communities, 130 are located in counties other than Montgomery 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 Butler (which is Montgomery 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 Butler
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Montgomery County (where Butler resides)
- County Website: https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Montgomery: Hillsboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Fairmont Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont Place is located in Montgomery County
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- Hillsboro Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Montgomery County
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- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
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- Schram City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Island View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Island View is located in Montgomery County
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- Stagecoach Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
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- Taylor Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irving
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Honey Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Shop Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
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- Barnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
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- Walshville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Witt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Coffeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Donnellson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Panama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
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- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nokomis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waggoner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Van Burensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Burensburg is located in Montgomery County
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- Farmersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ohlman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
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- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
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- Bond County
- County Website: https://bondcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Bond: Greenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Elm Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elm Point is located in Bond County
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- Sorento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bunje
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bunje is located in Bond County
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- Gilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Bond County
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- Paisley Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
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- Reno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Bond County
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- Ayers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ayers is located in Bond County
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- Woburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woburn is located in Bond County
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- Durley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durley is located in Bond County
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- Old Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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- Smithboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stubblefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
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- Pocahontas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Bond County
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- Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Bond County
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- Pleasant Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
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- Hookdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
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- Pierron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
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- Christian County
- County Website: https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Christian: Taylorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Morrisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vanderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderville is located in Christian County
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- Clarksdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
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- Zenobia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
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- Rosamond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Langleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
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- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
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- Owaneco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bulpitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ellis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Christian County
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- Jeisyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kincaid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sicily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sicily is located in Christian County
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- Tovey Humphrey Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tovey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Velma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Velma is located in Christian County
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- Hewittville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hewittville is located in Christian County
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- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
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- Fayette County
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Bingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bayle City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
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- Ramsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Shafter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shafter is located in Fayette County
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- Dressor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
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- Vera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
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- Hagarstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Churches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
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- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
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- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Macoupin County
- County Website: https://macoupincountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Macoupin: Carlinville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Hornsby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
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- Carlsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlsburg is located in Macoupin County
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- Atwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ka-ho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Macoupin County
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- Womac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Womac is located in Macoupin County
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- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- East Gillespie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Schoper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schoper is located in Macoupin County
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- Benld
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Sawyerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McVey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McVey is located in Macoupin County
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- Standard City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Mount Clare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Staunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Macoupin County
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- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenridge is located in Macoupin County
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- Nilwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baylestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baylestown is located in Macoupin County
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- Dorchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Girard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
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- Millville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Macoupin County
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- Royal Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Virden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Macoupin County
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- Comer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
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- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Enos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enos is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Shipman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reader
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reader is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hettick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Modesto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Madison County
- County Website: https://www.madisoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Madison: Edwardsville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Binney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Binney is located in Madison County
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- New Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alhambra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle is located in Madison County
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- Worden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grantfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Kaufman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
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- Prairietown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
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- Hamel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
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- Dorsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
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- Maple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Madison County
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- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Madison County
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- Fruit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
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- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Madison County
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- Sangamon County
- County Website: https://sangamonil.gov/
- County Seat for Sangamon: Springfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Tower Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Divernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lemmon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
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- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cimic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cimic is located in Sangamon County
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- Commanche Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
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- Pawnee Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
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- Pawnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenarm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Compro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Compro is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compro
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Butler ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Butler.
- Hanson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hanson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Oconee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butler) 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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