Nearest Communities to Colfax,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Colfax, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Colfax:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Colfax.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Colfax is located in McLean County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLean County: Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Livingston, Logan, Piatt, Tazewell & Woodford.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 146 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Colfax. Of these communities, 86 are located in counties other than McLean 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 Colfax (which is McLean 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 Colfax
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- McLean County (where Colfax resides)
- County Website: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for McLean: Bloomington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Anchor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cropsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Arrowsmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
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- Saybrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentown is located in McLean County
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- Padua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Padua is located in McLean County
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- Merna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in McLean County
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- Holder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holder is located in McLean County
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- Chenoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
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- Glen Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
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- Sabina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
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- McNulta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McNulta is located in McLean County
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- Barnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
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- Bellflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Hawthorne Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
- Laurette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
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- Brokaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
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- Colonial Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
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- Greenbriar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar is located in McLean County
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- Hedgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hedgewood is located in McLean County
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- North Pointe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Pointe is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
- Gridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Empire
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in McLean County
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- Kumler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Troster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Troster is located in McLean County
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- Downs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
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- Shamrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in McLean County
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- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kerrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kerrick is located in McLean County
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- Normal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Osman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osman is located in McLean County
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- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cardinal Court
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
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- Enright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enright is located in McLean County
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- Hendrix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is located in McLean County
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- Burns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burns is located in McLean County
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- Bloomington Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
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- Littleville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in McLean County
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- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
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- Yuton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
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- Twin Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
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- Heyworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Covell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Covell is located in McLean County
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- Funks Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
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- Danvers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
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- Champaign County
- County Website: https://co.champaign.il.us/
- County Seat for Champaign: Urbana
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Foosland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
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- Lotus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
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- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tomlinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
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- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
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- Lake of the Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
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- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahomet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rantoul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt County
- County Website: https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for De Witt: Clinton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Watkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
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- Weedman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Farmer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
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- Solomon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
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- Fullerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
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- De Witt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Bucks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Carle Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carle Springs is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carle Springs
- Birkbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
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- Wapella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford County
- County Website: https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Ford: Paxton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Garber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Ford County
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- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Ford County
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- Gibson City
(14 miles [22.5 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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- Harpster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
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- Guthrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
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- Proctor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
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- Elliott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Melvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perdueville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perdueville is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
- Piper City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iroquois County
- County Website: https://iroquoiscountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Iroquois: Watseka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Thawville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Loda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- La Hogue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Livingston County
- County Website: https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Livingston: Pontiac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Strawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Risk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
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- Champlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Champlin is located in Livingston County
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- Lodemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lodemia is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
- Ocoya
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ocoya is located in Livingston County
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- Cereal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cereal is located in Livingston County
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- Forrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
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- McDowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
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- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Wing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
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- Chatsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rooks Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
- Graymont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Livingston County
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- Swygert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
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- Charlotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
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- Flanagan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
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- Eylar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
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- Rowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Livingston County
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- Saunemin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scovel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scovel is located in Livingston County
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- Griswold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
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- Cullom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Livingston County
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- Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
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- Odell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Emington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Livingston County
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- Piatt County
- County Website: https://piatt.gov/
- County Seat for Piatt: Monticello
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Blue Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
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- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
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- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Galesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
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- Combs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
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- De Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodford County
- County Website: https://www.woodford-county.org/
- County Seat for Woodford: Eureka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colfax ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colfax.
- Kappa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- El Paso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Spires
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spires is located in Woodford County
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- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
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- Secor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
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- Colfax) 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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