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Nearest Communities to Kemp,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Kemp, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Kemp:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Kemp.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Kemp is located in Douglas County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Champaign, Coles, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt & Vermilion.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 192 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kemp. Of these communities, 164 are located in counties other than Douglas 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 Kemp (which is Douglas 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 Kemp

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Douglas County   (where Kemp resides)
  • Champaign County
    • County Website:   https://co.champaign.il.us/
    • County Seat for Champaign:   Urbana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kemp   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kemp.
      • Longview
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pesotum
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bongard
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Bongard is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bongard
      • Parkville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Parkville is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Broadlands
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jimtown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jimtown is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Block
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Block is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
      • Tolono
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sadorus
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Philo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Philo is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <3>
      • Sloan Station
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Sloan Station is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Station
      • Ivesdale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Rutherford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sidney
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Sidney is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
        • Deers
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Deers is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
        • Savoy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Giblin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Giblin is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giblin
        • Mira
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Homer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Homer is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
        • Tipton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Tipton is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
        • Kenwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Kenwood is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
        • Urbana
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • State Road
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • State Road is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
        • Champaign
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Fulls
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Fulls is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulls
        • Mayview
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Saint Joseph
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Staley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Augerville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Augerville is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerville
        • Bondville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Glover
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Glover is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
        • Wilbur Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Wilbur Heights is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Heights
  • Clark County
  • Coles County
    • County Website:   https://www.colesco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Coles:   Charleston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kemp   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kemp.
      • Bushton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rardin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairgrange
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Fairgrange is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrange
      • Boyd Ford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Boyd Ford is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Ford
      • Humboldt
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Kings is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
      • Barney Ford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Barney Ford is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney Ford
      • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Embarrass
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Embarrass is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Dorans
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Charleston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Loxa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Loxa is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
        • Ashmore
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cooks Mills
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Fuller
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Fuller is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
        • Halls Ford
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Halls Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
        • Mattoon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Rolling Green
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Rolling Green is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
        • Newby
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Newby is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
        • Walker Ford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Walker Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Ford
        • Jones
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Jones is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
        • Lane Acres
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Lane Acres is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Acres
        • Lipsey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Lipsey is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipsey
        • Lerna
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Campbell
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Campbell is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Hanley Ford
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Hanley Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Ford
        • Hutton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Magnet
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Wabash Point
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Wabash Point is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Point
        • Trilla
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Paradise
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Paradise is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
        • Etna
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Etna is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Cumberland County
  • Edgar County
    • County Website:   https://edgarcountyillinois.com/
    • County Seat for Edgar:   Paris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kemp   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kemp.
      • Isabel
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Isabel is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
      • Borton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brocton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Catfish ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Catfish is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
      • New Athens ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • New Athens is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • Warrington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Warrington is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
      • McCown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • McCown is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCown
      • Hughes
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Hughes is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Kansas
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Melwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Melwood is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melwood
      • Redmon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hume
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Dudley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Dudley is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
        • Garland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Garland is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
        • Palermo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Mays
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Mays is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
        • Metcalf
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Grandview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Conlogue
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Hildreth
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Hildreth is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
        • Cherry Point
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
        • Harris
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Harris is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Horace
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Horace is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
        • Wetzel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Wetzel is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
        • Bell Ridge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Edgar
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Edgar is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
        • Paris
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mortimer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Mortimer is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
        • Bloomfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Chrisman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Scotts
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Scotts is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
        • Mabel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mabel is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
        • Woodyard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodyard is located in Edgar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
        • Oliver
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moultrie County
    • County Website:   http://moultriecountyil.com/
    • County Seat for Moultrie:   Sullivan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kemp   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kemp.
      • Cadwell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairbanks
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Coles
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Allenville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Williamsburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Chipps
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Chipps is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
      • Lanton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Lanton is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
      • Gays
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Gays is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <3>
      • Cushman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lovington
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sullivan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bruce
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bruce is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Kirksville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Kirksville is located in Moultrie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
        • Ullrich
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
        • Dunn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Lake City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Bethany
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Piatt County
  • Shelby County
  • Vermilion County

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- Kemp) 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.