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Nearest Communities to Charlotte,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 starting from Charlotte.<1>

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

Charlotte 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 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Charlotte. 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 Charlotte (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 Charlotte

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

  • Livingston County   (where Charlotte resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlotte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlotte.
      • Cullom
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Cullom is also located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <3>
      • Chatsworth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Saxon ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Saxon was located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Sullivan Center was located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
        • Former name for Sullivan Center:
        • Sullivan Centre
      • Griswold
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Griswold is also located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Saunemin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Forrest
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Forrest is also located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <3>
      • Scovel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Scovel is also located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
      • Cereal
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Cereal is also located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
      • Emington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Eylar
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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        • Risk
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Risk is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
        • Avoca ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Rugby
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rugby is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
        • Fairbury
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Strawn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Strawn is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <3>
        • Loretto
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Loretto is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Champlin
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Champlin is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
        • Campus
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Campus is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <3>
        • Swygert
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lodemia
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Lodemia is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
        • McDowell
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Cardiff
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Cayuga
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Odell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Blair
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Blair is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Pontiac
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Pontiac is also 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>
        • Dwight
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Ocoya
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Ocoya is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
        • Rooks Creek
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Rooks Creek is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
        • Rowe
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Rowe is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
        • Nevada
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Nevada is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
        • Sunbury
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Adams ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Adams was located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Budd
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Cornell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Cornell is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <3>
        • Graymont
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Katy Did
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Katy Did is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
        • Blackstone
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • New Michigan ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • New Michigan was located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
        • Waldo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Waldo is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Manville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Manville is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
        • Missal
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Flanagan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Flanagan is also located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <3>
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlotte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlotte.
      • Piper City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kempton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Stelle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Stelle is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelle
      • Cabery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Roberts
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sibley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Melvin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Garber
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Guthrie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Elliott
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Gibson City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Perdueville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Perdueville is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Paxton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Derby
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Derby is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
        • Harpster
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Harpster is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
        • Proctor
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Clarence
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Clarence is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Morris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlotte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlotte.
      • Clarke City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • East Brooklyn
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • South Wilmington
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Gardner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mazonia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
      • Braceville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Highland Town ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Highland Town was located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Central City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Central City is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Mazon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Verona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kinsman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Centerville was located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Gorman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Gorman is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Iroquois County
  • Kankakee County
    • County Website:   https://www.k3county.net/
    • County Seat for Kankakee:   Kankakee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlotte   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlotte.
      • Buckingham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Herscher
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Reddick
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Center ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pilot Center was located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
      • Dickeys
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
      • Union Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Irwin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Goodrich
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lehigh
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lehigh is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Essex
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Frielings
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Frielings is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frielings
      • Bonfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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        • Otto
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Sammons Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
          • Sammons Point has also been known as:
          • Sammons Point village
        • Greenwich
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
        • Hillside Manor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Hillside Manor is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Manor
        • Limestone
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
        • Sugar Island
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
        • West Kankakee
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • West Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kankakee
        • Altorf
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Altorf is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altorf
        • Aroma Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Kankakee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • La Salle County
  • McLean County
  • Will County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Charlotte) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.