Around Griffin ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Griffin, with the nearest first.
- New Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Ophiem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Sherrard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilchrist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shale City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For more communities neighboring Griffin, please visit our County-by-County Page for Griffin.
Mercer County ...
Griffin 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 Griffin ...
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 Griffin.
Airports Near Griffin ...
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 Griffin and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Griffin.
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 Griffin), 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. |