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Nearest Communities to Gallagher,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Gallagher.<1>

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

Gallagher is located in Richland County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Jasper, Lawrence, Wabash & Wayne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 166 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gallagher. Of these communities, 146 are located in counties other than Richland 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 Gallagher (which is Richland 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 Gallagher

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

  • Richland County   (where Gallagher resides)
    • County Website:   https://richlandcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Olney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gallagher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gallagher.
      • Fransonia ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Fransonia is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fransonia
      • Elbow
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Elbow is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
      • Wynoose
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wynoose is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
      • Seminary
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Seminary is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Schnell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Schnell is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnell
      • Noble
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Watertown ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Watertown is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Glenwood ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenwood is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Parkersburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Olney
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pureton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Pureton is located in Richland County
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  • Clay County
  • Crawford County
  • Edwards County
  • Effingham County
    • County Website:   https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Effingham:   Effingham
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gallagher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gallagher.
      • Winterrowd
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Winterrowd is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterrowd
      • Eberle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Eberle is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
      • Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Hill is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
      • Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
      • Elliottstown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
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  • Jasper County
  • Lawrence County
  • Marion County
  • Wabash County
    • County Seat for Wabash:   Mount Carmel
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gallagher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gallagher.
      • Lancaster
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
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      • Gards Point
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Gards Point is located in Wabash County
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      • New Hope ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • New Hope is located in Wabash County
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      • Friendsville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Friendsville is located in Wabash County
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      • Orio
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bellmont
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Odgen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Odgen is located in Wabash County
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      • Maud
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Maud is located in Wabash County
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      • Adams Corner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Patton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Allendale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cowling
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cowling is located in Wabash County
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        • Keensburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Logansburgh ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Logansburgh is located in Wabash County
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        • Schrodts Station
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Schrodts Station is located in Wabash County
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        • Cherry Hill Estates
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cherry Hill Estates is located in Wabash County
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        • Mount Carmel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Pohaten ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pohaten is located in Wabash County
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        • Selma ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Selma is located in Wabash County
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        • Rochester
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rochester is located in Wabash County
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  • Wayne County
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gallagher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gallagher.
      • Mount Erie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Massillon ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • New Massillon is located in Wayne County
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      • Toms Prairie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Toms Prairie is located in Wayne County
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      • Cisne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rinard
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Klines Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Klines Corner is located in Wayne County
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      • Geff
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeffersonville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Point
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Blue Point is located in Wayne County
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      • Golden Gate
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Merriam
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Merriam is located in Wayne County
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      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Fairfield
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Scottsville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Scottsville is located in Wayne County
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        • Johnsonville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Covington
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Covington is located in Wayne County
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        • Hubbard
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Hubbard is located in Wayne County
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        • Round Prairie
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
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        • Boyleston
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Campbell
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Campbell is located in Wayne County
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        • Cincinnati
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Cincinnati is located in Wayne County
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        • Zenith
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Zenith is located in Wayne County
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        • Barnhill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Crisp
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Crisp is located in Wayne County
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        • Greathouse Ford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
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        • Sims
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Orchardville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Orchardville is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
        • Keenesville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Keenesville is located in Wayne County
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        • Wayne City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
  • Gibson County
    • County Website:   https://gibsoncounty-in.gov/
    • County Seat for Gibson:   Princeton (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gallagher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gallagher.
      • White River
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • White River is located in Gibson County (IN)
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      • East Mount Carmel
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • East Mount Carmel is located in Gibson County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mount Carmel
      • Skelton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Skelton is located in Gibson County (IN)
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      • Crawleyville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Crawleyville is located in Gibson County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleyville
      • Jimtown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jimtown is located in Gibson County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://knoxcounty.in.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Vincennes (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gallagher   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gallagher.
      • Little Rock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Little Rock is located in Knox County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Orrville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Orrville is located in Knox County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Beal
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bloods Wood Crossing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Bloods Wood Crossing is located in Knox County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloods Wood Crossing
      • Twin Bridges
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Twin Bridges is located in Knox County (IN)
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gallagher) 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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