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Nearest Communities to Fancher,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Fancher.<1>

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

Fancher is located in Shelby County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Montgomery & Moultrie.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 155 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fancher. Of these communities, 120 are located in counties other than Shelby 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 Fancher (which is Shelby 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 Fancher

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

  • Shelby County   (where Fancher resides)
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fancher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fancher.
      • Milne
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Milne is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milne
      • Mode
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Clarksburg
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Cowden
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Stewardson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Herborn
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Herborn is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
      • Williamsburg Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Williamsburg Hill is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Hill
      • Williamsburg ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Williamsburg is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Shelbyville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • South Strasburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • South Strasburg is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strasburg
      • Strasburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Middlesworth
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Kingman
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Kingman is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
        • Lithia
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Lithia is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
        • Herrick
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Tower Hill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Trowbridge
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Rennerville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Rennerville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennerville
        • Westminster ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Westminster is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
        • Duvall
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Duvall is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
        • Sigel
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Westervelt
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Westervelt is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westervelt
        • Windsor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Henton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Henton is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
        • Sexson Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dollville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Dollville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollville
        • Findlay
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Oconee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Hanson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Hanson is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
        • Yantisville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Obed
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Obed is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
        • Todds Point
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Todds Point is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
        • Pleak
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Pleak is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
        • Moweaqua
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian County
  • Clay County
  • Coles County
    • County Website:   https://www.colesco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Coles:   Charleston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fancher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fancher.
      • Etna
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Etna is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Paradise
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Paradise is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Wabash Point
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Wabash Point is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Point
      • Trilla
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Magnet
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lane Acres
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lane Acres is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Acres
      • Lipsey
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lipsey is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipsey
      • Mattoon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jones is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
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        • Fuller
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Fuller is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
        • Lerna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Newby
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Newby is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
        • Rolling Green
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Rolling Green is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
        • Cooks Mills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dorans
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland County
  • Effingham County
    • County Website:   https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Effingham:   Effingham
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fancher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fancher.
      • Holland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Holland is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Beecher City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Moccasin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Shumway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Point
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Blue Point is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
      • Dexter
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Green Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Altamont
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • East Meadows
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • East Meadows is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Meadows
      • Freenanton ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Freenanton is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freenanton
      • Ewington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Ewington is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
      • Funkhouser
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • Keptown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Keptown is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keptown
        • Southmore Heights
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmore Heights
        • Effingham
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Teutopolis
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Gilmore
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Heartville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Watson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Evers
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Evers is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evers
        • Montrose
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Montrose is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
        • Bristol ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Bristol is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Mason
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Edgewood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Dieterich
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Elliottstown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
        • Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
        • Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Hill is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
        • Eberle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Eberle is located in Effingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
  • Fayette County
    • County Website:   https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   Vandalia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fancher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fancher.
      • Holliday
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenland ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Greenland is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Wrights Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corner
      • Magnolia Corner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
      • Post Oak
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Post Oak is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
      • Pruett
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pruett is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett
      • Twin Churches
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
      • Dressor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sefton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Sefton is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
      • Howards Point ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
      • Saint Elmo
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Avena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Avena is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Ramsey
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Brownstown
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint James
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Saint James is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
        • Bayle City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Vera
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Vera is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
        • Confidence
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Confidence is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
        • Loogootee
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bingham
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Bluff City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
        • La Clede
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Vandalia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Peter
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Wilberton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Wilberton is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
        • Pinhook ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Pinhook is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
        • Shafter
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Shafter is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
        • Farina
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Saint Paul
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Augsburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Augsburg is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
        • Hagarstown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jimtown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Jimtown is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jasper County
  • Macon County
  • Montgomery County
  • Moultrie County

Footnotes ...

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