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Nearest Communities to Griswold,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Griswold, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Griswold:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Griswold.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Griswold is located in Livingston County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 161 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Griswold. Of these communities, 108 are located in counties other than Livingston 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 Griswold (which is Livingston 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 Griswold
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Livingston County (where Griswold resides)
- County Website: https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Livingston: Pontiac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
- Saunemin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scovel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scovel is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
- Emington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saxon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saxon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Cullom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eylar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Loretto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Livingston County
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- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Campus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Swygert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Odell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Cayuga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Dwight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Champlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champlin is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
- Lodemia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lodemia is located in Livingston County
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- McDowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
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- Cereal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cereal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Fairbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
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- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Pontiac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Risk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
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- Rowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowe is located in Livingston County
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- Adams ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Strawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ocoya
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ocoya is located in Livingston County
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- Rooks Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
- Budd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Katy Did
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Katy Did is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
- Cornell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Michigan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Michigan is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
- Graymont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
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- Missal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
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- Smithdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Flanagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Livingston County
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- Carriage Lane Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carriage Lane Estates is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Lane Estates
- Coalville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
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- South Streator
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Streator is located in Livingston County
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- Vermilion City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Ancona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Ford County
- County Website: https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Ford: Paxton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- Kempton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cabery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stelle is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelle
- Piper City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Guthrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Gibson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
- Grundy County
- County Website: https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Grundy: Morris
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- Clarke City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- East Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- South Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Gardner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Mazonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Braceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Mazon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kinsman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gorman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gorman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Coal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Wauponsee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eileen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eileen is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
- Langham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Langham is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langham
- Claypool Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Claypool Woods is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Woods
- Claypool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gaslight Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Paytonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paytonville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytonville
- Pebble Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Meadow Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Meadow Estates is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow Estates
- Richards Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richards Park is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Park
- Willow Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Iroquois County
- County Website: https://iroquoiscountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Iroquois: Watseka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- La Hogue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Danforth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Thawville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashkum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Onarga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chebanse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Del Rey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Leonard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- L'Erable
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Crescent City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buckley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee County
- County Website: https://www.k3county.net/
- County Seat for Kankakee: Kankakee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- Buckingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reddick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herscher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Center ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
- Union Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
- Essex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Frielings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frielings is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frielings
- Irwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Bonfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Hillside Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Manor is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Manor
- Limestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Sammons Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Altorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Altorf is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altorf
- Sugar Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
- West Kankakee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kankakee
- Flickerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Kankakee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aroma Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbonnais
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deselm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- La Salle County
- County Website: https://lasallecountyil.gov/
- County Seat for La Salle: Ottawa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- Ransom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kernan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Evans Heights Housing Project
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otter ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Streator
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delbert Egan Housing Project
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
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- McLean County
- County Website: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for McLean: Bloomington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Cropsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chenoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Timber Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Will County
- County Website: https://willcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Will: Joliet
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Griswold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Griswold.
- Torino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Torino is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torino
- Godley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Braidwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Resthaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Resthaven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven
- Ritchie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Lakewood Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
- Riverwood Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverwood Estates is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood Estates
- Winchester Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester Estates is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Estates
- Ballou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ballou is located in Will County
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- Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Lorenzo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
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- Griswold) 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. |
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