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Nearest Communities to Glen Avon,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Glen Avon.<1>

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

Glen Avon 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 150 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Glen Avon. Of these communities, 93 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 Glen Avon (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 Glen Avon

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

  • McLean County   (where Glen Avon resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Glen Avon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Glen Avon.
      • Laurette
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellflower
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kumler
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sabina
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Sabina is also located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
      • McNulta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • McNulta is also located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNulta
      • Troster
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Troster is also located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troster
      • Saybrook
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Empire
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Empire is also located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Arrowsmith
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Osman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Osman is also located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
      • Le Roy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ellsworth
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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        • Padua
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Padua is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Holder
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Holder is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
        • Bentown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Bentown is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
        • Anchor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Colfax
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Colfax is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
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        • Cooksville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Fletcher
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fletcher is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Merna
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Downs
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Downs is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <3>
        • Gillum
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Shamrock
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Shamrock is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Brokaw
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Brokaw is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
        • Cropsey
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Barnes
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Barnes is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
        • Colonial Meadows
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Colonial Meadows is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Meadows
        • Littleville ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Littleville was located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
        • Hawthorne Hills
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Hawthorne Hills is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
        • Pleasant Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Pleasant Hill is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Burns
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Burns is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Hendrix
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Hendrix is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
        • Heyworth
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Randolph
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Randolph is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Eagle Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Eagle Ridge is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
        • Hedgewood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hedgewood is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
        • North Pointe
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • North Pointe is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
        • Bloomington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Greenbriar
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Greenbriar is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
        • Lexington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Timber Ridge
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Timber Ridge is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
        • Towanda
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Normal
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Cardinal Court
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cardinal Court is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Court
        • Clarksville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Clarksville is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Bloomington Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Bloomington Heights is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Heights
        • Kerrick
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Kerrick is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
        • Shirley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Weston
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Hudson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hudson is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
        • Yuton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Covell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Covell is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covell
        • Funks Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Funks Grove is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
        • Twin Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Twin Grove is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
        • Chenoa
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Meadows
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • McLean
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • McLean is also located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <3>
  • Champaign County
  • De Witt County
  • Ford County
  • Iroquois County
  • Livingston County
  • Macon County
  • Piatt County
    • County Website:   https://piatt.gov/
    • County Seat for Piatt:   Monticello
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Glen Avon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Glen Avon.
      • Harris
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Harris is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Blue Ridge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Mansfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Galesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Galesville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
      • Combs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Combs is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
      • De Land
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Centerville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Centerville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Lodge
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Lodge is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
      • White Heath
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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        • Monticello
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Amenia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Amenia is located in Piatt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
        • Cisco
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Piatt
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Piatt is located in Piatt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
        • Bement
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Milmine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Avon) 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.