Nearest Communities to Dickerson,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Dickerson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Dickerson:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 Dickerson.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Dickerson is located in Champaign County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dickerson. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than Champaign 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 Dickerson (which is Champaign 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 Dickerson
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Champaign County (where Dickerson resides)
- County Website: https://co.champaign.il.us/
- County Seat for Champaign: Urbana
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Lotus
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Foosland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake of the Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Tomlinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Mahomet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rising
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Thomasboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rantoul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (40 more) ...
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leverett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Staley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Wilbur Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur Heights is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Heights
- Ludlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Champaign
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Dillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Augerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Augerville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerville
- Urbana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flatville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Sellers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Giblin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Giblin is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giblin
- Savoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mayview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Fulls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulls is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulls
- Sadorus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tolono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dailey is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Penfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ivesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sloan Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sloan Station is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Station
- Glover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Pauline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pauline is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Philo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Pesotum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Block
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Block is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- State Road
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- State Road is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- De Witt County
- County Website: https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for De Witt: Clinton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Weedman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Farmer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Fullerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- De Witt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Weldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Birkbeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
- Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bucks is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Carle Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carle Springs is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carle Springs
- Wapella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(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 Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
- Elliott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Perdueville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perdueville is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
- Sibley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Iroquois County
- County Website: https://iroquoiscountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Iroquois: Watseka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Loda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thawville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston County
- County Website: https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Livingston: Pontiac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Strawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Risk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
- Cereal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cereal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Fairbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Macon County
- County Website: https://maconcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Macon: Decatur
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- McLean County
- County Website: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for McLean: Bloomington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Osman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Troster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Troster is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troster
- McNulta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McNulta is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNulta
- Bellflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laurette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Kumler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Saybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Sabina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Arrowsmith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anchor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cropsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Padua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Padua is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Cooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bentown is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
- Holder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holder is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Fletcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Merna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gillum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Brokaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Shamrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shamrock is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Barnes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Colonial Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Meadows
- Littleville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Eagle Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Hawthorne Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burns is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Heyworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Greenbriar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Hedgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgewood is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- North Pointe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Pointe is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
- Towanda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Piatt County
- County Website: https://piatt.gov/
- County Seat for Piatt: Monticello
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Galesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- White Heath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Combs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- De Land
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Amenia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amenia is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
- Cisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Piatt is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Bement
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milmine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion County
- County Website: https://www.vercounty.org/
- County Seat for Vermilion: Danville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dickerson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dickerson.
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pellville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Rankin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rumpler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rumpler is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpler
- Reilly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reilly is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dickerson) 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |