Nearest Communities to Empire,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Empire, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Empire:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Empire.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Empire is located in McLean County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLean County: Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Livingston, Logan, Piatt, Tazewell & Woodford.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 155 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Empire. Of these communities, 95 are located in counties other than McLean 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 Empire (which is McLean 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 Empire
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- McLean County (where Empire resides)
- County Website: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for McLean: Bloomington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Sabina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Le Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kumler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
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- Glen Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
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- Laurette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
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- Bellflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arrowsmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Padua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Padua is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Downs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holder is located in McLean County
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- McNulta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McNulta is located in McLean County
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- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Osman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osman is located in McLean County
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- Troster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Troster is located in McLean County
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- Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentown is located in McLean County
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- Gillum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
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- Shamrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock is located in McLean County
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- Littleville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in McLean County
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- Brokaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
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- Heyworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
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- Burns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burns is located in McLean County
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- Merna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
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- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
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- Hendrix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix is located in McLean County
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- Barnes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
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- Hawthorne Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
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- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eagle Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
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- Hedgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgewood is located in McLean County
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- North Pointe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Pointe is located in McLean County
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- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar is located in McLean County
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- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anchor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
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- Normal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Towanda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
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- Cardinal Court
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
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- Funks Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
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- Kerrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kerrick is located in McLean County
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- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
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- Covell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Covell is located in McLean County
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- Twin Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
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- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in McLean County
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- Cropsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yuton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
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- McLean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
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- Chenoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
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- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in McLean County
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- Champaign County
- County Website: https://co.champaign.il.us/
- County Seat for Champaign: Urbana
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Lotus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
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- Dickerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
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- Foosland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mahomet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake of the Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Seymour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bondville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
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- Tomlinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
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- Staley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
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- Giblin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Giblin is located in Champaign County
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- Kenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Champaign County
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- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
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- Leverett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
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- Thomasboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Champaign
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur Heights is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Heights
- Ivesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan Station is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Station
- Rantoul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Savoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Augerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Augerville is located in Champaign County
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- Sadorus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt County
- County Website: https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for De Witt: Clinton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Watkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
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- Weedman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
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- Parnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
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- Farmer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
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- Solomon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
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- De Witt
(9 miles [14.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birkbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
- Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wapella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bucks is located in De Witt County
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- Carle Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carle Springs is located in De Witt County
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- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ospur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ospur is located in De Witt County
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- Jenkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in De Witt County
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- Hallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Tunbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunbridge is located in De Witt County
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- Waynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
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- Kenney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tabor is located in De Witt County
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- Midland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland City is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Ford County
- County Website: https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Ford: Paxton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Harpster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Derby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Ford County
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- Proctor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Gibson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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- Garber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Guthrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
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- Elliott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perdueville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Perdueville is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
- Melvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston County
- County Website: https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Livingston: Pontiac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Strawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Risk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
- Logan County
- County Website: https://logancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Logan: Lincoln
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Beason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bakerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Logan County
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- Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mountjoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mountjoy is located in Logan County
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- Skelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Skelton is located in Logan County
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- Macon County
- County Website: https://maconcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Macon: Decatur
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Argenta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Macon County
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- Maroa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emery is located in Macon County
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- Oreana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chapin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Macon County
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- Forsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larkdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
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- Oakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Piatt County
- County Website: https://piatt.gov/
- County Seat for Piatt: Monticello
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire.
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
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- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
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- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Combs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
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- De Land
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Galesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
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- Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
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- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Piatt County
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- White Heath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amenia is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
- Cisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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- Bement
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milmine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Piatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Piatt is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Cerro Gordo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bodmann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bodmann is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodmann
- Woodford County
- County Website: https://www.woodford-county.org/
- County Seat for Woodford: Eureka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Empire ...
- Kappa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
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- Empire) 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. |