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Nearest Communities to Chatsworth,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Chatsworth.<1>

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


Chatsworth 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 137 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Chatsworth. 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 Chatsworth (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 Chatsworth

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

  • Livingston County   (where Chatsworth resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatsworth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatsworth.
      • Charlotte
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Cereal
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cereal is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
      • Forrest
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Wing is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Cullom
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Risk
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Risk is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
      • Strawn
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Griswold
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Griswold is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Saxon ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Saxon is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
      • Saunemin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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        • Scovel
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Scovel is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
        • Avoca ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Avoca is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Eylar
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Eylar is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
        • Champlin
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Champlin is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
        • Rugby
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Rugby is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
        • Lodemia
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
        • Emington
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Swygert
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Swygert is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
        • McDowell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • McDowell is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
        • Loretto
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Campus
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Cayuga
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
        • Cardiff
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
        • Pontiac
          (20 miles [32.2 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>
        • Ocoya
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
        • Odell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • 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>
        • Rooks Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
        • Rowe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Rowe is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
        • Blair
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Blair is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Dwight
          (24 miles [38.6 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>
        • Nevada
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Nevada is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
        • Sunbury
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
        • Graymont
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Adams ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Adams is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Cornell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Waldo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Waldo is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Budd
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Budd is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
        • Katy Did
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Katy Did is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
        • Blackstone
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Flanagan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Champaign County
    • County Website:   https://co.champaign.il.us/
    • County Seat for Champaign:   Urbana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatsworth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatsworth.
      • Ludlow
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Foosland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dewey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dickerson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Dickerson is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
      • Fisher
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Fisher is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <3>
      • Prospect
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Prospect is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Tomlinson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatsworth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatsworth.
      • Piper City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Roberts
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kempton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Melvin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sibley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stelle
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Stelle is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelle
      • Guthrie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Cabery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Garber
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Garber is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Elliott
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gibson City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • 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
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
      • Perdueville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Perdueville is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
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        • Derby
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Derby is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
        • Paxton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Harpster
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Harpster is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
        • Proctor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Proctor is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
        • Clarence
          (26 miles [41.8 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 Chatsworth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatsworth.
      • Clarke City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • East Brooklyn
        (29 miles [46.7 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
        (29 miles [46.7 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
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Iroquois County
    • County Website:   https://iroquoiscountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Iroquois:   Watseka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatsworth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatsworth.
      • La Hogue
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
      • Thawville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgeville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Del Rey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
      • Gilman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Onarga
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Danforth
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Buckley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leonard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Leonard is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Ashkum
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Loda
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Loda is located in Iroquois County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <3>
      • Crescent City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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        • Clifton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodworth
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
        • Cissna Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Pitchin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Pitchin is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
        • L'Erable
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
        • Chebanse
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Schwer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
        • Claytonville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bryce
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Bryce is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
        • Coaler
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Coaler is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaler
        • Freedville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Freedville is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedville
        • Watseka
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Woodland Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Woodland Junction is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Junction
        • Woodland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Goodwine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pittwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Pittwood is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittwood
        • Fountain Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Fountain Creek is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Creek
        • Hickman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hickman is located in Iroquois County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Kankakee County
    • County Website:   https://www.k3county.net/
    • County Seat for Kankakee:   Kankakee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatsworth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatsworth.
      • Buckingham
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Reddick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Herscher
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pilot Center ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
      • Dickeys
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
      • Union Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Irwin
        (26 miles [41.8 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
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Lehigh
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lehigh is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Frielings
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Frielings is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frielings
      • Bonfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Otto
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Otto is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
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        • Sammons Point
          (29 miles [46.7 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
        • Essex
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Hillside Manor
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Hillside Manor is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Manor
        • Limestone
          (30 miles [48.3 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
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
  • McLean County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatsworth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatsworth.
      • Cropsey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Weston is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Anchor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Colfax
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chenoa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Saybrook
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooksville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lexington
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadows
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Meadows is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Arrowsmith
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Ridge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • McNulta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • McNulta is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNulta
        • Fletcher
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Fletcher is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Clarksville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Clarksville is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Bellflower
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Ellsworth
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Gridley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Vermilion 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 from Point A (ie- Chatsworth) 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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