Nearest Communities to Idlewood,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Idlewood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Idlewood:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Idlewood.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Idlewood is located in Jefferson County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Franklin, Hamilton, Marion, Perry, Washington & Wayne.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 174 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Idlewood. Of these communities, 136 are located in counties other than Jefferson 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 Idlewood (which is Jefferson 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 Idlewood
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Jefferson County (where Idlewood resides)
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Mount Vernon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Webster Hill Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Webster Hill Estates is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Hill Estates
- Dix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Texico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Jefferson County
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- Camp Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
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- Drivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
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- Divide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
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- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Jefferson County
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- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Morganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Jefferson County
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- Bakerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Jefferson County
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- Marcoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Jefferson County
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- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
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- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Roaches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cravat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cravat is located in Jefferson County
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- Bluford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Opdyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
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- Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Jefferson County
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- Shields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
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- Bonnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dareville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Harris Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
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- Waltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Rive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
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- Scheller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
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- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
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- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountyillinois.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Louisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Xenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Clay County
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- Kenner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oskaloosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
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- Clinton County
- County Website: https://clintonco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Clinton: Carlyle
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shattuc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrin is located in Clinton County
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- Huey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Posey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Lake Resort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Lake Resort is located in Clinton County
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- Carlyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Light Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
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- Panorama Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
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- Franklin County
- County Website: https://franklincountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Franklin: Benton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Taylor Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whittington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sesser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Diana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diana is located in Franklin County
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- Benton Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benton Park is located in Franklin County
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- Meyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meyer is located in Franklin County
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- Rend City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
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- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valier Patch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valier Patch is located in Franklin County
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- Valier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hickory Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Steel City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Akin Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Akin Junction is located in Franklin County
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- Bessie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bessie is located in Franklin County
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- Boothby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boothby is located in Franklin County
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- Coello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Rust
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rust is located in Franklin County
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- Akin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Groat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Groat is located in Franklin County
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- Urbain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Urbain is located in Franklin County
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- Christopher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanaford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Mulkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parrish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- County Website: https://www.hamiltoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Hamilton: McLeansboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Dahlgren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Garrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Hamilton County
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- Delafield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delafield is located in Hamilton County
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- Piopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Hamilton County
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- Flint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in Hamilton County
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- Diamond City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- McLeansboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- County Website: https://marioncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Kell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Woods is located in Marion County
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- Cartter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
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- Helm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helm is located in Marion County
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- Bannister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Selmaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Selmaville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tonti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Sandoval
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brubaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brubaker is located in Marion County
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- Fairman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kinmundy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Patoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- County Website: https://perrycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Perry: Pinckneyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Tamaroa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Mill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Mill
- Rice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Sunfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Saint Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Du Quoin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtonco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Nashville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Baldwin Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wamac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Noltings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noltings is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noltings
- Radom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pyramid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pyramid is located in Washington County
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- DuBois Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- DuBois Center is located in Washington County
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- Alda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alda is located in Washington County
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- Du Bois
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Hoyleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beaucoup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaucoup is located in Washington County
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- Huegely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huegely is located in Washington County
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- Posen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Posen is located in Washington County
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- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Minden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kempside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kempside is located in Washington County
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- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Washington County
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- Cordes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cordes is located in Washington County
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- Addieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- County Seat for Wayne: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Idlewood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewood.
- Keenesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keenesville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesville
- Middleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Keenes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greathouse Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
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- Orchardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchardville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
- Crisp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crisp is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Wayne County
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- Zenith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zenith is located in Wayne County
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- Mayberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mayberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Round Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
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- Sims
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cincinnati
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Covington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Wayne County
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- Blue Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Wayne County
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- Boyleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cisne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Geff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rinard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Wayne County
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Idlewood) 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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