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Nearest Communities to Clifton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Clifton.<1>

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

Clifton is located in Iroquois County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iroquois County: Ford, Kankakee, Vermilion, Benton (IN) & Newton (IN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 179 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clifton. Of these communities, 133 are located in counties other than Iroquois 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 Clifton (which is Iroquois 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 Clifton

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

  • Iroquois County   (where Clifton resides)
  • Ford County
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Morris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Clarke City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • East Brooklyn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • 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 northwest)
        • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Braceville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mazonia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
      • Central City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Central City is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Centerville ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Centerville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Coal City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Diamond
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eileen
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Eileen is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
      • Gorman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Gorman is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Kankakee County
    • County Website:   https://www.k3county.net/
    • County Seat for Kankakee:   Kankakee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Sammons Point
        (7 miles [11.3 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
      • Sugar Island
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
      • Irwin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Otto
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dickeys
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
      • Herscher
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pilot Center ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
      • Greenwich
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Hillside Manor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Hillside Manor is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Manor
      • Lehigh
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Lehigh is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Limestone
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
      • West Kankakee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • West Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kankakee
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        • Aroma Park
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Anne
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Kankakee
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Goodrich
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Wichert
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Wichert is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichert
        • Buckingham
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Collins ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Collins is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
        • Bradley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Koster
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Koster is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
        • Sun River Terrace
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
        • Bonfield
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Union Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Leesville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Leesville is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
        • Altorf
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Altorf is located in Kankakee County
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        • Bourbonnais
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Exline
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Exline is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
        • Saint Anne Woods
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Anne Woods is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne Woods
        • Indian Oaks
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Indian Oaks is located in Kankakee County
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        • Doney
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Doney is located in Kankakee County
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        • Frielings
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Frielings is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frielings
        • Flickerville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
        • Eldridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Eldridge is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
        • Hopkins Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
          • Hopkins Park has also been known as:
          • Hopkins Park village
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <3>
        • Saint George
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Reddick
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Tallmadge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Tallmadge is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
        • Deselm
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Deselm is located in Kankakee County
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        • Momence
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Essex
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Manteno
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Ahern
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Ahern is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahern
        • Ward
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Ward is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
        • Yeager
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Yeager is located in Kankakee County
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        • Delmar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Delmar is located in Kankakee County
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        • Litchfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • River
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • River is located in Kankakee County
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        • Log Cabin Camp
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Log Cabin Camp is located in Kankakee County
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        • Shadow Lawn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Shadow Lawn is located in Kankakee County
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        • Whitaker
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Whitaker is located in Kankakee County
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        • Edgetown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Edgetown is located in Kankakee County
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        • Garden of Eden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Garden of Eden is located in Kankakee County
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        • Grant Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
        • Illiana Heights
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lake is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
        • Woodland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodland is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
        • Judson ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Judson is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
        • Illinoi
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Puder
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Puder is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puder
        • Sherburnville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sollitt
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
  • Livingston County
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Saxon ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Saxon is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Cullom
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
      • Cardiff
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlotte
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Campus
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Griswold
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Griswold is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Blair
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Blair is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Chatsworth
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Emington
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Saunemin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Scovel
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Scovel is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
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        • Wing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Cereal
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cereal is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
        • Loretto
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Dwight
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Forrest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Eylar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Rugby
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Rugby is located in Livingston County
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        • Risk
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Risk is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
  • Will County
  • Benton County
  • Lake County
  • Newton County
    • County Website:   https://www.newtoncounty.in.gov/
    • County Seat for Newton:   Kentland (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Effner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
      • Ade
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Ade is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ade
      • Enos
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Enos is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
      • Morocco
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Morocco is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <3>
      • Beaver City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Kentland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Conrad
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Conrad is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
      • Lake Village
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Brook
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Brook is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <3>
      • Newton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Sumava Resorts
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clifton) 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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