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Nearest Communities to Detroit,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest 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 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 Detroit.<1>

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

Detroit is located in Pike County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 172 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Detroit. Of these communities, 129 are located in counties other than Pike 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 Detroit (which is Pike 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 Detroit

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

  • Pike County   (where Detroit resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pikecountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Pike:   Pittsfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Detroit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
      • Florence
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Florence is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Milton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Time
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Time is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Sunny Hill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Sunny Hill is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
      • Valley City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Griggsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Montezuma
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Montezuma is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Pittsfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Dutton ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Dutton is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Bedford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Maysville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Maysville is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Greenpond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Greenpond is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpond
      • Continue List   (31 more) ...
  • Adams County
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.browncoil.org/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Mount Sterling
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Detroit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
      • Morrelville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Morrelville is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
      • Jaques
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jaques is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaques
      • Versailles
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Benville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Benville is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
      • White Oak Springs ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • White Oak Springs is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Springs
      • Gilbirds
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ferguson Ford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ferguson Ford is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Ford
      • Siloam
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Siloam is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Buckhorn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Buckhorn is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Cooperstown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hersman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • La Grange
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • La Grange is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Calhoun County
  • Cass County
  • Greene County
    • County Seat for Greene:   Carrollton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Detroit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
      • Grand Pass
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Grand Pass is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
      • Hillview
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • McClay Orchard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • McClay Orchard is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClay Orchard
      • Wilmington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Wilmington is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Patterson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanks Station
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanks Station is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Station
      • Barrow
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Barrow is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow
      • Roodhouse
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Walkerville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Haypress
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Haypress is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypress
      • White Hall
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Belltown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Columbiana ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Columbiana is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
        • Boyle
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Boyle is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
        • Eldred
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Berdan
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Berdan is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdan
        • Hurricane ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Hurricane is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
        • Kaser
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Kaser is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
        • Pegram
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Pegram is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
        • Clark
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Clark is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
        • Carrollton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Woody
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Wrights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • King
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • King is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
        • Baum
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Baum is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baum
        • Athensville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Athensville is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athensville
        • Titus
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Titus is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus
        • Kahm
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Kahm is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahm
        • Conwayville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Conwayville is located in Greene County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conwayville
  • Jersey County
  • Morgan County
    • County Website:   https://morgancounty-il.com/
    • County Seat for Morgan:   Jacksonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Detroit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
      • Meredosia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Acres
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Shady Acres is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Morgan City ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Bethel is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Chapin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynnville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Markham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Markham is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
      • Concord
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Murrayville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Joy Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Prairie
      • Davis ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Davis is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • South Jacksonville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Schuyler County
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   https://scottcoil.gov/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Winchester
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Detroit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
      • Phillips Ferry
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Phillips Ferry is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Ferry
      • Bloomfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Bloomfield is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Oxville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Bridgeport is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Naples
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Columbus ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Columbus is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Winchester
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bluffs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Exeter
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Exeter is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Glasgow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alsey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Riggston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Riggston is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggston
      • Merritt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Merritt is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
      • Manchester
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
  • Pike County
    • County Website:   https://pikecountymo.net/
    • County Seat for Pike:   Bowling Green (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Detroit   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
      • Clarksville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntosh
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • McIntosh is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • Roblee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Roblee is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roblee
      • Kissenger
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Kissenger is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissenger
      • Louisiana
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Elmwood is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Stark
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Stark is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Reading
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Reading is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Annada
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Starkdale ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Starkdale is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkdale
      • Ashburn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
      • Mundy Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Mundy Landing is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundy Landing
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Calumet
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Paynesville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
        • Busch
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Busch is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch
        • LaMotte
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • LaMotte is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMotte
        • Hope
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Hope is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
        • Sledd
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Vera
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Vera is located in Pike County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera

Footnotes ...

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