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Nearest Communities to Champlin,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Keep in mind 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.


Champlin is located in Livingston County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 149 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Champlin. Of these communities, 95 are located in counties other than Livingston 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 Champlin (which is Livingston 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 Champlin

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

  • Livingston County   (where Champlin resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Champlin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Champlin.
      • Lodemia
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Avoca is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • McDowell
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • McDowell is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • Fairbury
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Forrest
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Wing is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Ocoya
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
      • Swygert
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Swygert is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
      • Pontiac
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <3>
      • Rugby
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Rugby is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
      • Eylar
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Eylar is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Saunemin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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        • Rooks Creek
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
        • Risk
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Risk is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
        • Cayuga
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
        • Scovel
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Scovel is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
        • Cereal
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Cereal is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
        • Strawn
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rowe
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rowe is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
        • Charlotte
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
        • Chatsworth
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Griswold
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Griswold is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
        • Graymont
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Loretto
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Odell
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Odell is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <3>
        • Cullom
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Waldo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Waldo is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Emington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
        • Saxon ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Saxon is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
        • Cornell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Flanagan
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Nevada
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Nevada is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
        • Campus
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Adams ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Adams is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Katy Did
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Katy Did is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
        • Sunbury
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
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        • New Michigan ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • New Michigan is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
        • Blackstone
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Budd
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Budd is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
        • Dwight
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Dwight is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <3>
        • Cardiff
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
        • Manville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Manville is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
        • Long Point
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Ancona
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Missal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Missal is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
        • Smithdale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
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        • Blair
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Blair is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Carriage Lane Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Carriage Lane Estates is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Lane Estates
        • Reading
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Reading is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Coalville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Coalville is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
        • Vermilion City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
        • South Streator
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • South Streator is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Streator
        • Munster
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Munster is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Champaign County
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Champlin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Champlin.
      • Sibley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Piper City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kempton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Garber
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Garber is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Melvin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Guthrie
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Roberts
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cabery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Stelle
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Stelle is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelle
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        • Gibson City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Gibson City is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
          • Gibson City has also been known as:
          • Gibson
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        • Derby
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Derby is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
        • Harpster
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Harpster is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
        • Elliott
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Proctor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Proctor is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
        • Perdueville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Perdueville is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Morris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Champlin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Champlin.
      • Highland Town ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Kinsman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Verona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clarke City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • East Brooklyn
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Gardner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Wilmington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Iroquois County
    • County Website:   https://iroquoiscountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Iroquois:   Watseka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Champlin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Champlin.
      • La Hogue
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
      • Thawville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Del Rey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
      • Gilman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Onarga
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Danforth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Buckley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Loda
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Loda is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
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  • Kankakee County
  • La Salle County
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Champlin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Champlin.
      • Dana
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Dana is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <3>
      • Ransom
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kernan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Kernan is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
      • Streator
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Evans Heights Housing Project
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leeds
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Leeds is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Delbert Egan Housing Project
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Garfield is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Otter ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Otter is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
      • Rutland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Altmar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Altmar is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Kangley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Kangley is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • McLean County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Champlin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Champlin.
      • Weston
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Weston is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Chenoa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cropsey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Meadows
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Meadows is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Anchor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Colfax
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lexington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Timber Ridge
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Gridley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Clarksville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarksville is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Cooksville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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        • Fletcher
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Fletcher is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Enright
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Enright is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enright
        • Arrowsmith
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Merna
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Towanda
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Ellsworth
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Saybrook
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Bentown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Bentown is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
        • Padua
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Padua is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Barnes
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Barnes is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
        • Holder
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Holder is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
        • Hudson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Eagle Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
        • Greenbriar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenbriar is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
        • Hawthorne Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
        • Hedgewood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Hedgewood is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
        • North Pointe
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • North Pointe is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
        • McNulta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • McNulta is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNulta
        • Kerrick
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Kerrick is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
        • Brokaw
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Brokaw is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
        • Colonial Meadows
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Meadows
        • Normal
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Bellflower
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Glen Avon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
        • Sabina
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Sabina is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
        • Cardinal Court
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Court
  • Woodford County
    • County Website:   https://www.woodford-county.org/
    • County Seat for Woodford:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Champlin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Champlin.
      • Spires
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Spires is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spires
      • El Paso
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Panola
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Panola is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Kappa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Kappa is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Woodford
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Woodford is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Minonk
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Benson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Secor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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- Champlin) 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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