Nearest Communities to Iola,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Iola, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Iola:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 starting from Iola.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Iola is located in Clay County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion, Richland & Wayne.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 150 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Iola. Of these communities, 133 are located in counties other than Clay 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 Iola (which is Clay 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 Iola
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Clay County (where Iola resides)
- County Website: https://claycountyillinois.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Louisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Cruse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cruse is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse
- Riffle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Oskaloosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Hord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoosier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bible Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Kenner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Xenia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingraham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sailor Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Wendelin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Camp Travis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- County Website: https://cumberlandcoil.gov/
- County Seat for Cumberland: Toledo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Lillyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Roslyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Effingham County
- County Website: https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Effingham: Effingham
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Eberle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elliottstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Heartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winterrowd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winterrowd is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterrowd
- East Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Meadows is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Meadows
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- Freenanton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Freenanton is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freenanton
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southmore Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmore Heights
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Funkhouser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keptown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keptown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keptown
- Ewington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ewington is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Blue Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Effingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dieterich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evers is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evers
- Moccasin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Teutopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shumway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beecher City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Fayette County
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- La Clede
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Confidence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Avena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Augsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Magnolia Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
- Pruett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pruett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinhook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Post Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Sefton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sefton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
- Wrights Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corner
- Bluff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Shobonier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Vandalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holliday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
- Vera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Hagarstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- County Website: https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Jasper: Newton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Latona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Latona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Bogota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Lis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Island Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Island Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Gila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boos is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boos
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Mount Vernon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Shields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stratton is located in Jefferson County
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- Divide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Divide is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Texico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- County Website: https://marioncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinmundy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brubaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brubaker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Bannister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Helm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Helm is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Union Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tonti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Hickory Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
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- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cartter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Selmaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Selmaville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
- Patoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Woods
- Sandoval
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland County
- County Website: https://richlandcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Richland: Olney
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Passport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Pureton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pureton is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pureton
- Noble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schnell is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnell
- Wynoose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Watertown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Fransonia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fransonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fransonia
- Gallagher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elbow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elbow is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Sigel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stewardson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fancher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milne is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milne
- Mode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- County Seat for Wayne: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Iola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
- Zenith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zenith is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Rinard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Point is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orchardville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orchardville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
- Cisne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greathouse Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
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- Round Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
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- Crisp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crisp is located in Wayne County
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- Keenesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keenesville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesville
- Geff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Mount Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iola) 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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