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Nearest Communities to Magnet,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Magnet is located in Coles County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coles County: Clark, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie & Shelby.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 190 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Magnet. Of these communities, 158 are located in counties other than Coles 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 Magnet (which is Coles 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 Magnet

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

  • Coles County   (where Magnet resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.colesco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Coles:   Charleston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Magnet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Magnet.
      • Wabash Point
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Wabash Point is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Point
      • Lane Acres
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Lane Acres is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Acres
      • Paradise
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Paradise is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Jones
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Jones is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Lipsey
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Lipsey is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipsey
      • Mattoon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rolling Green
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Rolling Green is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
      • Etna
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Etna is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Newby
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Newby is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
      • Trilla
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lerna
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dorans
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Loxa
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Loxa is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
        • Cooks Mills
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Campbell
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Campbell is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Walker Ford
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Walker Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Ford
        • Fuller
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Fuller is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
        • Charleston
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Halls Ford
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Halls Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
        • Hanley Ford
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Hanley Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Ford
        • Humboldt
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Fairgrange
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Fairgrange is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrange
        • Hutton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Embarrass
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Embarrass is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
        • Barney Ford
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Barney Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney Ford
        • Bushton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Rardin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ashmore
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Boyd Ford
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Boyd Ford is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Ford
        • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
        • Oakland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Kings
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Kings is located in Coles County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Clark County
  • Cumberland County
    • County Website:   https://cumberlandcoil.gov/
    • County Seat for Cumberland:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Magnet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Magnet.
      • Johnstown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Neoga
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Neal
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Neal is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
      • Janesville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McCann Ford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • McCann Ford is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Ford
      • Diona
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Roslyn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
      • Rocky Ford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rocky Ford is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Toledo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
      • Maple Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Maple Point is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
      • Lillyville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Woodbury
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Woodbury is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
        • Bowman Ford
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bowman Ford is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ford
        • Timothy
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenup
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jewett
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Union Center
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Cherwood Ford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Cherwood Ford is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherwood Ford
        • Dees
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Dees is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees
        • Walla Walla
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Liberty Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Liberty Hill is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
        • Vevay Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Vevay Park is located in Cumberland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay Park
        • Hazel Dell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County
  • Edgar County
  • Effingham County
  • Fayette County
  • Jasper County
    • County Website:   https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Jasper:   Newton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Magnet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Magnet.
      • Gila
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Gila is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
      • Island Grove ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Island Grove is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
      • Hidalgo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Pleasant
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Point Pleasant is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
      • Rose Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheeler
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Advance
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Advance is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Plainfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Plainfield is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Lis
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Falmouth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Macon County
  • Moultrie County
    • County Website:   http://moultriecountyil.com/
    • County Seat for Moultrie:   Sullivan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Magnet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Magnet.
      • Gays
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Coles
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Allenville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Bruce
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bruce is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Sullivan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chipps
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Chipps is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
      • Cadwell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kirksville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Kirksville is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
      • Cushman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairbanks
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Dunn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
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        • Lovington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bethany
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lanton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Lanton is located in Moultrie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
        • Ullrich
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
        • Lake City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Dalton City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Piatt County
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Magnet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Magnet.
      • Sexson Corner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Trowbridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Kingman is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
      • South Strasburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • South Strasburg is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strasburg
      • Strasburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sigel
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Herborn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Herborn is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
      • Stewardson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lithia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Lithia is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
      • Middlesworth
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Findlay
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Todds Point
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Todds Point is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
        • Clarksburg
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
        • Mode
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Duvall
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Duvall is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
        • Rennerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Rennerville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennerville
        • Shelbyville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Fancher
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Milne
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Milne is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milne
        • Westervelt
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Westervelt is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westervelt
        • Yantisville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Cowden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Henton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Henton is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
        • Lakewood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Obed
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Obed is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
        • Pleak
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Pleak is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
        • Tower Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Williamsburg Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Williamsburg Hill is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Hill
        • Williamsburg ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Williamsburg is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg

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 from Point A (ie- Magnet) 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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