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Nearest Communities to Centerville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 Centerville.<1>

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

Centerville is located in Knox County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Peoria, Stark & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 154 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Centerville. Of these communities, 119 are located in counties other than Knox 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 Centerville (which is Knox 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 Centerville

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

  • Knox County   (where Centerville resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.knoxcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Galesburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • Victoria
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Altona
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Truro
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Truro is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Oak Run
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Oak Run is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
      • Oneida
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Williamsfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dahinda
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Appleton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Appleton is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Trenton Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Trenton Corners is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Corners
      • Wataga
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eugene
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Eugene is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
      • Knox
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Knox is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Ontario
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Ontario is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
        • Elba Center
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Elba Center is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
        • East Galesburg
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
        • Gilson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Henderson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Knoxville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Galesburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Henderson Grove
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
        • Rio
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Soperville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Soperville is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperville
        • Douglas
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Douglas is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Maquon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Yates City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • De Long
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • De Long is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
        • Uniontown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Uniontown is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
        • Saluda
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Saluda is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
        • Burnside ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Burnside is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
        • Rapatee
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Rapatee is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
        • Bridgeport Ferry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Bridgeport Ferry is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Ferry
        • Bridgeport ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Bridgeport is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
        • Abingdon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hermon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hermon is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
        • Saint Augustine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bureau County
    • County Website:   https://bureaucounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Bureau:   Princeton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • Neponset
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineral
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnett
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Burnett is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Milo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Milo is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Buda
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheffield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Langley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Langley is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Providence
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Providence is located in Bureau County
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      • Whitefield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
      • Bourbonais ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bourbonais is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonais
      • Lone Tree Corners
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Lone Tree Corners is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Corners
  • Fulton County
    • County Website:   https://fultoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Fulton:   Lewistown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • Middlegrove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Middlegrove is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegrove
      • Farmington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Forty Acres
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Forty Acres is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Acres
      • London Mills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Midway is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Gilchrist
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Gilchrist is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
      • Troy ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Troy is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Fairview
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Norris
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycty.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Cambridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • Galva
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bishop Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Saxon ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Saxon is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Nekoma
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Nekoma is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
      • Kewanee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ulah
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Ulah is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
      • German Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • German Corner is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
      • Woodhull
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cambridge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Alpha
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Andover
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ophiem
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Ophiem is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
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        • Oxford ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Oxford is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Lynn Center
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Osco
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Annawan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Atkinson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Morristown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Morristown is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
        • Geneseo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Orion
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Kedron ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Kedron is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
        • Sunny Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
        • Warner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Warner is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
        • Brook Lawn
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Brook Lawn is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Lawn
        • Sunny Hill Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunny Hill Estates is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Estates
  • Marshall County
  • Mercer County
    • County Website:   https://www.mercercountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Aledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • North Henderson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • New Windsor
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
      • Windsor
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Windsor is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Griffin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Griffin is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Swedona
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Swedona is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
      • Alexis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cable
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Cable is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
      • Sherrard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Viola
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Boden
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Boden is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
      • Burgess
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Burgess is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Martin ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Martin is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Norwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Norwood is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Peoria County
    • County Website:   https://www.peoriacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Peoria:   Peoria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • Elmore
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Elmore is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Laura
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Monica
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Monica is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • Brimfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Princeville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Southport
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Southport is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Oak Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Oak Hill is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Edelstein
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Akron
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Akron is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • West Hallock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
      • Dunlap
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Kramm
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Kramm is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramm
        • Cramer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Cramer is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
        • Trivoli
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Olin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Olin is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
        • Cedar Bluff Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cedar Bluff Estates is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Estates
        • Edwards
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • North Hampton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • North Hampton is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
        • Alta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Eden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Eden is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Hanna City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Orange Prairie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pioneer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Pioneer is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
        • North Chillicothe
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • North Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chillicothe
        • Mossville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Norwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Norwood is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
        • Smithville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Smithville is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
        • South Rome
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • South Rome is located in Peoria County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rome
  • Stark County
    • County Website:   https://www.starkco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Stark:   Toulon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • La Fayette
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Jersey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • West Jersey is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
      • Toulon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Slackwater ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Slackwater is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
      • Duncan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Duncan is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Wyoming
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Elmira
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Modena
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Modena is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
      • Stark
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Stark is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Waldron ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Waldron is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Osceola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Osceola is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Castleton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Speer
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Bradford
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Lombardville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Lombardville is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardville
        • Morse ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Morse is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://warrencountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Monmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Centerville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Centerville.
      • Shanghai City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Utah
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Utah is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
      • Surrey
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Surrey is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
      • Coldbrook
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Coldbrook is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
      • Cameron
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gerlaw
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Phelps
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Phelps is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Alexis Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Alexis Junction is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis Junction
      • Shaw
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Shaw is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Spring Grove is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Woodvale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Woodvale is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvale

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Centerville) 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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