Nearest Communities to Island View,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Island View, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Island View:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Island View is located in Montgomery County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Bond, Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon & Shelby.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 172 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Island View. Of these communities, 140 are located in counties other than Montgomery 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 Island View (which is Montgomery 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 Island View
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Montgomery County (where Island View resides)
- County Website: https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Montgomery: Hillsboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Stagecoach Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
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- Sunrise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
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- Honey Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Litchfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shop Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
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- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
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- Fairmont Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont Place is located in Montgomery County
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- Schram City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hillsboro Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Taylor Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walshville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waggoner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harvel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coffeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donnellson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Chapman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
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- Nokomis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thomasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
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- Wenonah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
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- Van Burensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Burensburg is located in Montgomery County
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- Ohlman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bond County
- County Website: https://bondcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Bond: Greenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Sorento
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bunje
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bunje is located in Bond County
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- Gilmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Bond County
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- Elm Point ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Point is located in Bond County
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- Reno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Bond County
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- Paisley Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
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- Ayers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Bond County
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- Old Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Woburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woburn is located in Bond County
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- Durley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Durley is located in Bond County
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- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Stubblefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
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- Smithboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Bond County
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- Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Bond County
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- Pleasant Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
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- Pierron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Christian County
- County Website: https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Christian: Taylorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Morrisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zenobia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
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- Vanderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderville
- Clarksdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
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- Ellis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Christian County
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- Rosamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sicily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sicily is located in Christian County
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- Tovey Humphrey Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tovey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jeisyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Langleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
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- Bulpitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kincaid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Owaneco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Velma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Velma is located in Christian County
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- Hewittville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hewittville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewittville
- Fayette County
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bayle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
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- Jimtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Shafter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shafter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
- Ramsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
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- Dressor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
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- Hagarstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- County Seat for Greene: Carrollton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Jersey County
- County Website: https://jerseycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Jersey: Jerseyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Fidelity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kemper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
- Macoupin County
- County Website: https://macoupincountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Macoupin: Carlinville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Hornsby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Atwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Womac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Womac is located in Macoupin County
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- Carlsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlsburg is located in Macoupin County
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- Lake Ka-ho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Macoupin County
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- Eagarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gillespie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schoper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schoper is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoper
- Benld
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Standard City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Mount Clare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Sawyerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McVey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McVey is located in Macoupin County
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- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Macoupin County
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- Carlinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nilwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baylestown is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylestown
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Staunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenridge is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Girard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Comer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Royal Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Millville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Virden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Enos is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Reader
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reader is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Shipman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hettick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Chesterfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Modesto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Challacombe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Piasa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Medora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miles Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
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- Barr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barr is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- County Website: https://www.madisoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Madison: Edwardsville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Binney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Binney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney
- New Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Worden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alhambra
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Green Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Green Castle is located in Madison County
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- Prairietown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
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- Kaufman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
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- Hamel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grantfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
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- Dorsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
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- Maple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Madison County
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- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Barnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Madison County
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- Fosterburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
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- Fruit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
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- Moro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bethalto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gard is located in Madison County
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- Graney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graney is located in Madison County
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- Meadowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Morgan County
- County Website: https://morgancounty-il.com/
- County Seat for Morgan: Jacksonville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- Rohrer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Sangamon County
- County Website: https://sangamonil.gov/
- County Seat for Sangamon: Springfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Tower Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Divernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lemmon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
- Cimic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cimic is located in Sangamon County
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- Commanche Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
- Pawnee Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
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- Pawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lowder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Compro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Compro is located in Sangamon County
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- Glenarm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Irwins Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Park
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Island View ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
- Hanson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hanson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Oconee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island View) 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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