Around Gilchrist ...
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Gilchrist, with the nearest first.
- Shale City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Matherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Alexis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherrard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
For more communities neighboring Gilchrist, please visit our County-by-County Page for Gilchrist.
Mercer County ...
Gilchrist is located in Mercer County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Des Moines (IA), Louisa (IA), Henderson, Henry, Knox, Rock Island & Warren.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilchrist ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilchrist.
Airports Near Gilchrist ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Gilchrist and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Gilchrist.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Gilchrist), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |