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Nearest Communities to Dogwood,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.<1>

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


Dogwood is located in Crawford County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Clark, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Knox (IN) & Sullivan (IN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 187 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dogwood. Of these communities, 157 are located in counties other than Crawford 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 Dogwood (which is Crawford 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 Dogwood

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

  • Crawford County   (where Dogwood resides)
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://www.clarkcountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Marshall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dogwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dogwood.
      • Hogue Town
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
      • Moonshine
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Moonshine is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
      • Moriah
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Moriah is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
      • Orange
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Orange is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Oak Point
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Neadmore
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Neadmore is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neadmore
      • Melrose
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Connelly Ford
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Connelly Ford is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connelly Ford
      • Weir
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Weir is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • West Union
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • West Union is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • York Ferry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • York Ferry is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Ferry
      • York
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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        • Casey
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Cumberland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Allright
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Allright is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allright
        • Choctaw
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Choctaw is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
        • Walnut Prairie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
        • Martinsville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Narrows Ferry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Narrows Ferry is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Ferry
        • Snyder
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ernst
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Ernst is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
        • Adenmoor
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Adenmoor is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adenmoor
        • Clark Center
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Darwin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Darwin is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
        • Oilfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Cleone
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Marshall
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Oakcrest
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Oakcrest is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
        • Fox Run
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Fox Run is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
        • Golf Lakes
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Golf Lakes is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Lakes
        • Livingston
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Vandalia Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Vandalia Crossing is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Crossing
        • Clarksville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Westfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Doyles
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Doyles is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles
        • Weaver
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Castle Fin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Castle Fin is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
        • Griffin ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Griffin is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
        • McKeen
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • McKeen is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
  • Clay County
  • Coles County
    • County Website:   https://www.colesco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Coles:   Charleston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dogwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dogwood.
      • Hutton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanley Ford
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Hanley Ford is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Ford
      • Campbell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Campbell is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Halls Ford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Halls Ford is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
      • Walker Ford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Walker Ford is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Ford
  • Cumberland County
    • County Website:   https://cumberlandcoil.gov/
    • County Seat for Cumberland:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dogwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dogwood.
      • Hazel Dell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Liberty Hill is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Vevay Park
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Vevay Park is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay Park
      • Dees
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Dees is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees
      • Walla Walla
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherwood Ford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Cherwood Ford is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherwood Ford
      • Greenup
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowman Ford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Bowman Ford is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ford
      • Timothy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jewett
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple Point
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Point is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Rocky Ford
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Rocky Ford is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Toledo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
        • Woodbury
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Woodbury is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
        • Diona
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Bradbury
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • McCann Ford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • McCann Ford is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Ford
        • Janesville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Roslyn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
        • Johnstown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Neal
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Neal is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
  • Effingham County
  • Jasper County
    • County Website:   https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Jasper:   Newton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dogwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dogwood.
      • Hunt City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Yale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Advance
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Advance is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Brookville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Brookville is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Point Pleasant
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Point Pleasant is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
      • Sainte Marie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Falmouth
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Plainfield is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Rose Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hidalgo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rafetown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Rafetown is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
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        • Boos
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Boos is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boos
        • Newton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • West Liberty
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
        • Shamrock
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Shamrock is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Gila
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Gila is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
        • Lis
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Bogota
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Island Grove ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Island Grove is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
        • Latona
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Latona is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
        • Wheeler
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence County
    • County Website:   https://www.lawrencecountyillinois.com/
    • County Seat for Lawrence:   Lawrenceville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dogwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dogwood.
      • Chauncey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Charlottsville ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Charlottsville is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
      • Westport
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Westport is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Applegate
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Applegate is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
      • Birds
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Petrolia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Petrolia is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Pinkstaff
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
      • Hadley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Hadley is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Sumner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lawrenceville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Russellville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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        • Grisold ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Grisold is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisold
        • Jackson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jackson is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
        • Grays Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Grays Corner is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
        • Billett
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
  • Knox County
  • Sullivan County
    • County Website:   https://www.sullivancounty.in.gov/
    • County Seat for Sullivan:   Sullivan (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dogwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dogwood.
      • Merom
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Riverton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Riverton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Graysville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Merom Station
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Merom Station is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom Station
      • Riverview
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Riverview is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Dodds Bridge
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Dodds Bridge is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Bridge
      • New Lebanon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Fairbanks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Scott City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sullivan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Benefiel Corner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Benefiel Corner is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefiel Corner
      • Campbell Corner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Campbell Corner is located in Sullivan County (IN)
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      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Massacre
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Massacre is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massacre
        • Carlisle
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Curryville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Curryville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
        • Paxton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Paxton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
        • Shelburn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <3>
        • East Shelburn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • East Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelburn
        • Glendora
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Glendora is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
        • Standard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Standard is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
        • Baldridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Baldridge is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge
        • Caledonia ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Caledonia is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
        • Jackson Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
        • Farnsworth ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
        • Wilfred
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Wilfred is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilfred
        • Farmersburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vanderburgh County
  • Vigo 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood) 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.