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Nearest Communities to La Clede,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 from La Clede.<1>

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


La Clede is located in Fayette County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Marion, Montgomery & Shelby.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 145 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of La Clede. Of these communities, 113 are located in counties other than Fayette 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 La Clede (which is Fayette 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 La Clede

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

  • Fayette County   (where La Clede resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   Vandalia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Clede   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Clede.
      • Farina
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loogootee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Saint Peter
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Saint James
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint James is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Confidence
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Confidence is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
      • Howards Point ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
      • Saint Elmo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Paul
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wilberton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Wilberton is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
      • Avena
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Avena is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
      • Brownstown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnolia Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
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        • Pruett
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Pruett is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett
        • Augsburg
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Augsburg is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
        • Post Oak
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Post Oak is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
        • Pinhook ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Pinhook is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
        • Sefton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Sefton is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
        • Bluff City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
        • Wrights Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corner
        • Shobonier
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Greenland ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Greenland is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
        • Vandalia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Vera
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Vera is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
        • Holliday
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Twin Churches
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
        • Hagarstown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Pittsburg
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
        • Shafter
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Shafter is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
        • Dressor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Ramsey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jimtown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Jimtown is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
        • Bayle City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bond County
  • Clay County
  • Clinton County
  • Cumberland County
  • Effingham County
    • County Website:   https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Effingham:   Effingham
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Clede   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Clede.
      • Edgewood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Bristol is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Gilmore
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mason
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Hill is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
      • Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
      • Southmore Heights
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmore Heights
      • Altamont
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Meadows
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • East Meadows is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Meadows
      • Watson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Freenanton ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Freenanton is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freenanton
      • Keptown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Keptown is located in Effingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keptown
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  • Jasper County
  • Jefferson County
  • Marion County
    • County Website:   https://marioncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Marion:   Salem
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Clede   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Clede.
      • Kinmundy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Omega
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Alma
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brubaker
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Brubaker is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker
      • Lester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Lester is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Iuka
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bannister
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tonti
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Tonti is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
      • Vernon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Salem
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Patoka
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Town
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Union Town is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Selmaville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Selmaville is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
        • Helm
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Helm is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
        • Cartter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Fairman
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Odin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Foxville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Foxville is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
        • Hickory Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
        • Kell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Sandoval
          (28 miles [45.1 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
        • Junction City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Junction City is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Richland County
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Clede   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Clede.
      • Cowden
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fancher
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Milne
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Milne is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milne
      • Mode
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Stewardson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sigel
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Herrick
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Herborn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Herborn is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
      • Clarksburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Kingman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Kingman is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Wayne 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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Clede) 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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