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Nearest Communities to Del Rey,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Del Rey.<1>

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

Del Rey 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 147 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Del Rey. Of these communities, 99 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 Del Rey (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 Del Rey

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

  • Iroquois County   (where Del Rey resides)
  • Champaign County
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Del Rey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Del Rey.
      • Roberts
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Piper City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Melvin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarence
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Clarence is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Paxton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Perdueville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Perdueville is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
      • Elliott
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Guthrie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Sibley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Stelle
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Stelle is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelle
      • Kempton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Garber
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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        • Gibson City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Cabery
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Derby
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Derby is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
        • Proctor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Harpster
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Harpster is located in Ford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
  • Kankakee County
    • County Website:   https://www.k3county.net/
    • County Seat for Kankakee:   Kankakee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Del Rey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Del Rey.
      • Sugar Island
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
      • Dickeys
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
      • Herscher
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Irwin
        (26 miles [41.8 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
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Center ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Pilot Center was located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
      • Sammons Point
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Buckingham
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Saint Anne
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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        • Aroma Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Goodrich
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Hillside Manor
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Hillside Manor is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Manor
        • Lehigh
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Lehigh is located in Kankakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
        • Limestone
          (30 miles [48.3 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
        • Union Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Livingston County
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Del Rey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Del Rey.
      • Chatsworth
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Charlotte
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cereal
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Cereal is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
      • Cullom
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saxon ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Saxon was located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Risk
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Risk is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
      • Strawn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Forrest
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Sullivan Center was located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
        • Former name for Sullivan Center:
        • Sullivan Centre
      • Wing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Griswold
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Griswold is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Saunemin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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        • Scovel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Scovel is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
        • Fairbury
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Emington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Avoca ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Campus
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Eylar
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Champlin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Champlin is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
        • Cardiff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rugby
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Rugby is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
        • Loretto
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Lodemia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
  • McLean County
  • Vermilion County
    • County Website:   https://www.vercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Vermilion:   Danville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Del Rey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Del Rey.
      • Pellville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Pellville is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
      • Rankin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hustle
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hustle is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
      • East Lynn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Reilly
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Reilly is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly
      • Ellis
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Ellis is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Hoopeston
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Grass ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Blue Grass was located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
      • Armstrong
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cheneyville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
      • Coalton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Coalton is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Potomac
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • Rossville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Heaton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Heaton is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
        • Gray Ford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Gray Ford is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Ford
        • Rossville Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rossville Junction is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Junction
        • Henning
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Selsor Ford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Selsor Ford is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsor Ford
  • Benton County
  • Newton County
  • Warren 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Del Rey) 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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