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Nearest Communities to Cantrall,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 starting from Cantrall.<1>

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

Cantrall is located in Sangamon County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 215 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cantrall. Of these communities, 125 are located in counties other than Sangamon 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 Cantrall (which is Sangamon 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 Cantrall

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

  • Sangamon County   (where Cantrall resides)
    • County Website:   https://sangamonil.gov/
    • County Seat for Sangamon:   Springfield
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    • Nearest Communities to Cantrall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cantrall.
      • North Wind
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • North Wind is located in Sangamon County
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      • Barr
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Barr is located in Sangamon County
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      • Green Acres
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
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      • Andrew
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Andrew is located in Sangamon County
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      • Ellis
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Ellis is located in Sangamon County
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      • Van Wood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Van Wood is located in Sangamon County
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      • Sherman
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Knollwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Knollwood is located in Sangamon County
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      • Peabody
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Peabody is located in Sangamon County
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      • Williamsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Devereux Heights
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Devereux Heights is located in Sangamon County
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      • Streadle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Streadle is located in Sangamon County
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        • Bando
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Bando is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bando
        • Ridgely
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Salisbury
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Grandview
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
        • Bissell
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Bissell is located in Sangamon County
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        • Spaulding
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
        • Starne
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Starne is located in Sangamon County
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        • Bradfordton
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
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        • East Springfield
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • East Springfield is located in Sangamon County
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        • Arlington Heights
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Barclay
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Barclay is located in Sangamon County
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        • Riverton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hawthorne Place
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Leland Grove
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
        • Springfield
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Clear Lake
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Farmingdale
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
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        • Archer
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Archer is located in Sangamon County
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        • Cody
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Cody is located in Sangamon County
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        • Iles
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Iles is located in Sangamon County
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        • Jerome
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
        • Jess
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Jess is located in Sangamon County
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        • Shale Bluff
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
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        • West Grand Place
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • West Grand Place is located in Sangamon County
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        • Richland
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Richland is located in Sangamon County
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        • Riddle Hill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
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        • Buffalo Hart
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Coleman
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Coleman is located in Sangamon County
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        • Mildred
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Mildred is located in Sangamon County
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        • Southern View
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
        • Dawson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Keys
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Keys is located in Sangamon County
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        • Claysville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Claysville is located in Sangamon County
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        • Southlawn
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Southlawn is located in Sangamon County
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        • Pasfield
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Plains
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Curran
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Rochester
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Buffalo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Toronto
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Toronto is located in Sangamon County
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        • Woodside
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Cotton Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
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        • Buckhart
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Buckhart is located in Sangamon County
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        • Mechanicsburg
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Bates is located in Sangamon County
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        • Berlin
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Knapp
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Knapp is located in Sangamon County
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        • Sudduth ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Sudduth is located in Sangamon County
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        • Lanesville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
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        • Beamington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Beamington is located in Sangamon County
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        • Chatham
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Berry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Berry is located in Sangamon County
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        • New City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • New City is located in Sangamon County
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        • New Berlin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Haynes
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Haynes is located in Sangamon County
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        • Saunders
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Saunders is located in Sangamon County
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        • Breckenridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
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        • Cascade
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Cascade is located in Sangamon County
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        • Loami
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Glenarm
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Irwins Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
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        • Island Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
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        • Browns Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Browns Crossing is located in Sangamon County
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        • Prouty
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Prouty is located in Sangamon County
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        • Illiopolis
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Huffaker
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Huffaker is located in Sangamon County
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        • Auburn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Cimic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Cimic is located in Sangamon County
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        • Commanche Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
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        • Compro
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Compro is located in Sangamon County
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        • Pawnee Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
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        • Pawnee
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Maxwell ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Divernon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Thayer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Lemmon ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
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        • Lowder
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Tower Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County
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  • Cass County
  • Christian County
    • County Website:   https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Christian:   Taylorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cantrall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cantrall.
      • Roby
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Roby is located in Christian County
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      • Bolivia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Campbellsburg ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Campbellsburg is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
      • Blueville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Blueville is located in Christian County
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      • Edinburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Ellis is located in Christian County
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      • Grove City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Grove City is located in Christian County
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      • Mount Auburn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sicily
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sicily is located in Christian County
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      • Tovey Humphrey Station
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tovey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Tovey is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
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      • Bulpitt
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • Kincaid
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jeisyville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
        • Sharpsburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Zenobia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Osbernville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Osbernville is located in Christian County
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  • Logan County
  • Macon County
  • Macoupin County
  • Mason County
    • County Website:   https://masoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Mason:   Havana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cantrall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cantrall.
      • Luther
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Luther is located in Mason County
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      • Mason City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Teheran
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Easton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Natrona
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kilbourne
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Biggs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Biggs is located in Mason County
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      • Conover
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Conover is located in Mason County
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      • Allen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Allen is located in Mason County
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      • San Jose
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Peterville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Peterville is located in Mason County
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      • Poplar City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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        • White City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • White City is located in Mason County
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        • Wolf Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Wolf Lake is located in Mason County
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        • Long Branch
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Saidora
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Saidora is located in Mason County
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        • Kelsey
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Kelsey is located in Mason County
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        • Bishop
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Bishop is located in Mason County
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        • Bath
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakewood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Lakewood is located in Mason County
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        • Matanzas Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Matanzas Beach is located in Mason County
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        • Matanzas
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Matanzas is located in Mason County
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        • Moscow ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Moscow is located in Mason County
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        • Topeka
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Menard County
    • County Website:   https://menardcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Menard:   Petersburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cantrall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cantrall.
      • Athens
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Culver
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Culver is located in Menard County
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      • Fancy Prairie
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
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      • Tice
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Tice is located in Menard County
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      • Sweet Water
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Sweet Water is located in Menard County
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      • Croft
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewisburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Lewisburg is located in Menard County
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      • Old Salem Chautauqua
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Salem Chautauqua is located in Menard County
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      • Loyd
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Loyd is located in Menard County
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      • New Salem ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • New Salem is located in Menard County
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      • Greenview
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Curtis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Curtis is located in Menard County
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        • Petersburg
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hill Top
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Hill Top is located in Menard County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
        • Hilltop
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Hilltop is located in Menard County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Hubly
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Hubly is located in Menard County
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        • Tallula
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Atterberry
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Atterberry is located in Menard County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
        • Bobtown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Bobtown is located in Menard County
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        • Oakford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
  • Morgan County
    • County Website:   https://morgancounty-il.com/
    • County Seat for Morgan:   Jacksonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cantrall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cantrall.
      • Prentice
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Yatesville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Yatesville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Jordanville ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Jordanville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
      • Alexander
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sinclair
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Sinclair is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
      • Orleans
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Orleans is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Strawns Crossing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Strawns Crossing is located in Morgan County
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      • Yeomans
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Yeomans is located in Morgan County
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      • Arnold
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Literberry
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Appalokia ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Appalokia is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalokia
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        • Brownton ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Brownton is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
        • Franklin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pisgah
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Rees
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Rees is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees
        • Arcadia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Savage ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Savage is located in Morgan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Tazewell County

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- Cantrall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.

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