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Nearest Communities to Ellis Grove,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

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.


Ellis Grove is located in Randolph County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Saint Clair, Washington, Perry (MO) & Sainte Genevieve (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 213 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ellis Grove. Of these communities, 171 are located in counties other than Randolph 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 Ellis Grove (which is Randolph 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 Ellis Grove

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

  • Randolph County   (where Ellis Grove resides)
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Murphysboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ellis Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ellis Grove.
      • West Point
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • West Point is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Cora
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Cora is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Degognia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Bradley is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Campbell Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jones Ridge
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
      • Glenn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Glenn is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
      • Ava
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Dry Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Dry Hill is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
      • Raddle
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Raddle is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raddle
      • Sato
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Sato is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
      • Crain
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Crain is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain
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  • Monroe County
  • Perry County
  • Saint Clair County
  • Washington County
  • Bollinger County
  • Cape Girardeau County
    • County Website:   https://www.capecounty.us/
    • County Seat for Cape Girardeau:   Jackson (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ellis Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ellis Grove.
      • Dissen
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Dissen is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
      • Apple Creek ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Apple Creek is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
      • Friedheim
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hilderbrand
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Hilderbrand is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilderbrand
      • Kimmelton ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Kimmelton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmelton
      • Old Appleton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson 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 Ellis Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ellis Grove.
      • Claryville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
      • Lithium
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
      • McBride
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Belgique
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Belgique is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
      • Giboney
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Giboney is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giboney
      • Brewer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Brewer is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Saline Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Saline Junction is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Junction
      • Sereno
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Point Rest
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
      • Menfro
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Menfro is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menfro
      • Perryville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Crosstown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Crosstown is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Grand Eddy
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Grand Eddy is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
        • Friedenberg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Friedenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenberg
        • Friendly Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Friendly Valley is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
        • Highland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Highland is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Silver Lake
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Calvary Church
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Calvary Church is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Church
        • Longtown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Parker Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Parker Lake is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Lake
        • Eureka
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Farrar
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
        • Seventysix
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
        • Corners
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Corners is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
        • Millheim
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Brazeau
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Starland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Starland is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland
        • Apple Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Apple Creek is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
        • Biehle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
        • Yount
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Yount is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
        • Loimbach Landing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Loimbach Landing is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loimbach Landing
        • Uniontown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
        • Frohna
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Saint Francois County
    • County Website:   https://www.sfcgov.org/
    • County Seat for Saint Francois:   Farmington (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ellis Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ellis Grove.
      • French Village
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Koester
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Koester is located in Saint Francois County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koester
      • Libertyville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Valley Forge ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Valley Forge is located in Saint Francois County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
      • Cross Roads
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Ogborn
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Ogborn is located in Saint Francois County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogborn
      • Hazel Run
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
  • Sainte Genevieve County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellis Grove) 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.