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Nearest Communities to Conant,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Conant.<1>

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

Conant is located in Perry County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Randolph & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 216 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Conant. Of these communities, 196 are located in counties other than Perry 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 Conant (which is Perry 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 Conant

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

  • Perry County   (where Conant resides)
    • County Website:   https://perrycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Perry:   Pinckneyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Conant   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Conant.
      • Jamestown
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Jamestown is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Layfield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Layfield is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
      • Denmark
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cutler
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pinckneyville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Winkle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pyatts
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Willisville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Denny
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Denny is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Swanwick
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Swanwick is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
      • Matthews
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Matthews is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
      • Matthews Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Matthews Junction is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Junction
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        • Rice
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Rice is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Todds Mill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Todds Mill is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Mill
        • Du Quoin
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Holden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Holden is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
        • Saint Johns
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Sunfield
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Tamaroa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Old Du Quoin
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Old Du Quoin is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin
  • Clinton County
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://franklincountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Benton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Conant   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Conant.
      • Mulkeytown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Coello
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Meyer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Meyer is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • North City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • North City is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Sesser
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Valier
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Royalton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Christopher
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cleburne
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Cleburne is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleburne
      • Urbain
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Urbain is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbain
      • Valier Patch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Valier Patch is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier Patch
      • Buckner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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        • Mitchell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Mitchell is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Zeigler
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Hickory Corners
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Hickory Corners is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
        • Rend City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Rend City is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
        • Lake Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lake Creek is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
        • Cambon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Plumfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Orient
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • West City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • West City is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
        • Benton Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Benton Park is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Park
        • Benton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Pershing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Pershing is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Murphysboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Conant   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Conant.
      • Bradley ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bradley is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Campbell Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sato
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Sato is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
      • Grubbs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
      • Ava
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Ava is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
      • Vergennes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Point
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • West Point is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Oraville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dowell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Degognia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dry Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Dry Hill is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
      • Elkville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (29 more) ...
        • Hallidayboro
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Glenn
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Glenn is located in Jackson County
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        • Grange Hall
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
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        • Crain
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Crain is located in Jackson County
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        • Raddle
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Raddle is located in Jackson County
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        • Harrison
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Harrison is located in Jackson County
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        • Ward
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Ward is located in Jackson County
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        • Cora
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Cora is located in Jackson County
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        • Jones Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County
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        • Grimsby
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Grimsby is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsby
        • Jacob
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Murphysboro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Sand Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
        • De Soto
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Carbon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Carbon is located in Jackson County
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        • Texas Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Texas Junction is located in Jackson County
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        • Gorham
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Neunert
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Neunert is located in Jackson County
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        • Poplar Ridge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Poplar Ridge is located in Jackson County
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        • Reeds Station
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Reeds Station is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Station
        • Eltham ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Eltham is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltham
        • Etherton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Etherton is located in Jackson County
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        • Carbondale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Evergreen Terrace
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Evergreen Terrace is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
        • Southern Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Southern Hills is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hills
        • Grand Tower
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Howardton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Howardton is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardton
        • Pomona
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Boskydell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Boskydell is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
  • Jefferson County
  • Randolph County
  • Saint Clair County
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtonco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Nashville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Conant   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Conant.
      • McKinley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • McKinley is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • Oakdale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cordes
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Cordes is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
      • Elkton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Posen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Posen is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Clarmin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kempside
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Kempside is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempside
      • Du Bois
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Du Bois is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Lively Grove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
      • DuBois Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • DuBois Center is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois Center
      • Biddleborn
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Biddleborn is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleborn
      • Caspars
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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        • Nashville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Plum Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
        • Stone Church
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Beaucoup
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Beaucoup is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaucoup
        • Radom
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Radom is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <3>
        • Addieville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Pyramid
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Pyramid is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
        • Ashley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Johannisburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
        • Huegely
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Huegely is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huegely
        • Venedy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Venedy is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
        • Frogtown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Frogtown is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
        • Okawville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Covington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Covington is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
        • New Minden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Venedy Station
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
        • Richview
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hoyleton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamson County
  • Perry County
    • County Website:   https://perrycountymo.us/
    • County Seat for Perry:   Perryville (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Conant   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Conant.
      • Point Rest
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
      • Claryville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
      • Belgique
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Belgique is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
      • Grand Eddy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Grand Eddy is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
      • Menfro
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Menfro is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menfro
      • Loimbach Landing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Loimbach Landing is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loimbach Landing
      • Seventysix
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
      • Starland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Starland is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland
      • McBride
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Crosstown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Crosstown is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
      • Farrar
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Lithium
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
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        • Sereno
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wittenberg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
        • Brazeau
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Saline Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Saline Junction is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Junction
        • Altenburg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Frohna
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
        • Eureka
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Friedenberg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Friedenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenberg
        • Brewer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Brewer is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
        • Longtown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Perryville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sainte Genevieve County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conant) 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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