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Nearest Communities to Forreston,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village 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.<1>

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

Forreston is located in Ogle County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ogle County: Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Stephenson, Whiteside & Winnebago.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 237 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Forreston. Of these communities, 185 are located in counties other than Ogle 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 Forreston (which is Ogle 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 Forreston

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

  • Ogle County   (where Forreston resides)
  • Carroll County
  • Jo Daviess County
    • County Website:   https://www.jodaviesscountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Jo Daviess:   Galena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forreston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forreston.
      • Willow
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Willow is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Morseville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Morseville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morseville
      • Pleasant Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Stockton ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • East Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stockton
      • Elmoville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
      • Stockton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pitcherville ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Pitcherville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
      • Massbach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
      • Nora
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
  • Lee County
    • County Website:   https://www.leecountyil.com/
    • County Seat for Lee:   Dixon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forreston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forreston.
      • Lincoln Heights
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Lincoln Heights is located in Lee County
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      • Kingdom
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Kingdom is located in Lee County
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      • Palmyra
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Palmyra is located in Lee County
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      • Prairieville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Prairieville is located in Lee County
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      • Dixon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Shores
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Woodland Shores is located in Lee County
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      • Nelson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Nachusa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldena
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Harmon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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        • Amboy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Van Petten
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Van Petten is located in Lee County
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        • Walton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Walton is located in Lee County
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        • Lee Center
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephenson County
  • Whiteside County
    • County Website:   https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Whiteside:   Morrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forreston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forreston.
      • Sanfordville ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Sanfordville is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanfordville
      • Penrose
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Coleta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Hills
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Woodland Hills is located in Whiteside County
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      • Franklin Corners
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Franklin Corners is located in Whiteside County
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      • White Pigeon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Douglas Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Douglas Park is located in Whiteside County
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      • Grimes Addition
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Grimes Addition is located in Whiteside County
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      • Rock Falls
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sterling
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Emerson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Emerson is located in Whiteside County
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      • Malvern
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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        • Galt
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Yeoward Addition
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Yeoward Addition is located in Whiteside County
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        • Como
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Como is located in Whiteside County
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        • Agnew
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Agnew is located in Whiteside County
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        • Ustick
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
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        • Round Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
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        • Spring Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Morrison
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Sands
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Sands is located in Whiteside County
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        • Unionville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Unionville is located in Whiteside County
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        • Union Grove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnebago County
    • County Website:   https://wincoil.gov/
    • County Seat for Winnebago:   Rockford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forreston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forreston.
      • Seward
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecatonica
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield Corners
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Westfield Corners is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Corners
      • Alworth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Winnebago
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Hickory Creek is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Kishwaukee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
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      • Woodcrest
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Woodcrest is located in Winnebago County
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      • Grant View Heights
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Grant View Heights is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant View Heights
      • Motor Heights
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County
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      • Westmoreland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Westmoreland is located in Winnebago County
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      • Brewster Heights
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Brewster Heights is located in Winnebago County
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        • Coreys Bluff
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
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        • Durand
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Summerset
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
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        • Wempletown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Grant Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Grant Park is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
        • Indian Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
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        • River Forest
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • River Forest is located in Winnebago County
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        • Franklin Gardens
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Franklin Gardens is located in Winnebago County
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        • Kinseys Little Farms
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Kinseys Little Farms is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinseys Little Farms
        • Morristown ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Morristown is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
        • New Millford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • New Millford is located in Winnebago County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
        • Ravinia Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Ravinia Park is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia Park
        • Winnebago Court
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Winnebago Court is located in Winnebago County
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        • Atwood Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Atwood Estates is located in Winnebago County
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        • Atwood Park Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Atwood Park Estates is located in Winnebago County
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        • Blackcrest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Blackcrest is located in Winnebago County
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        • Canyon Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Canyon Ridge is located in Winnebago County
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        • Cheyenne Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Cheyenne Heights is located in Winnebago County
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        • Factory Addition
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Factory Addition is located in Winnebago County
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        • Green View Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Green View Heights is located in Winnebago County
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        • Greendale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Greendale is located in Winnebago County
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        • Greenridge Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Greenridge Estates is located in Winnebago County
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        • Harrison Avenue Gardens
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Lindberg Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lindberg Park is located in Winnebago County
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        • Linview
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Linview is located in Winnebago County
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        • Maywood Manor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Maywood Manor is located in Winnebago County
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        • Normandy Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Normandy Heights is located in Winnebago County
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        • River Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • River Grove is located in Winnebago County
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        • Rockford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Silver Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
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        • Nottingham Manor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Nottingham Manor is located in Winnebago County
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        • Burr Oak Acres
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Burr Oak Acres is located in Winnebago County
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        • Harrisville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Harrisville is located in Winnebago County
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        • Kishwaukee Glen
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Kishwaukee Glen is located in Winnebago County
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        • Lonesome Acres
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Lonesome Acres is located in Winnebago County
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        • North Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Pine Manor
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Pine Manor is located in Winnebago County
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        • Colonial Gardens
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Colonial Gardens is located in Winnebago County
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        • Harrison
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Harrison is located in Winnebago County
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        • Owen Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Owen Center is located in Winnebago County
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        • Hickory View Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Hickory View Estates is located in Winnebago County
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        • Genet
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Genet is located in Winnebago County
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        • Jonesville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
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        • Ruby
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Ruby is located in Winnebago County
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        • Shirland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Coventry Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Coventry Creek is located in Winnebago County
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        • Coventry Hills East
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Coventry Hills East is located in Winnebago County
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        • Coventry Hills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Coventry Hills is located in Winnebago County
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        • Mulford Highlands
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Mulford Highlands is located in Winnebago County
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        • Panorama Valley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Panorama Valley is located in Winnebago County
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        • Thorne Ledge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Thorne Ledge is located in Winnebago County
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        • Samuelson Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Samuelson Corners is located in Winnebago County
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        • Sturbridge Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
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  • Jackson County
  • Green County

Footnotes ...

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