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Nearest Communities to Mechanicsburg,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village 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.

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.

Mechanicsburg is located in Sangamon County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 204 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mechanicsburg. Of these communities, 116 are located in counties other than Sangamon 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 Mechanicsburg (which is Sangamon 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 Mechanicsburg

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

  • Sangamon County   (where Mechanicsburg resides)
    • County Website:   https://sangamonil.gov/
    • County Seat for Sangamon:   Springfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mechanicsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg.
      • Buffalo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lanesville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
      • Dawson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhart
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Buckhart is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
      • Haynes
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Haynes is located in Sangamon County
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      • Saunders
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Saunders is located in Sangamon County
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      • Buffalo Hart
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Barclay
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Barclay is located in Sangamon County
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      • Berry
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Berry is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
      • Rochester
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Illiopolis
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Spaulding
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
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        • Breckenridge
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
        • Riverton
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Clear Lake
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Keys
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Keys is located in Sangamon County
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        • Cascade
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cascade is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
        • Arlington Heights
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Bissell
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Bissell is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
        • Peabody
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Peabody is located in Sangamon County
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        • Devereux Heights
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Devereux Heights is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereux Heights
        • Grandview
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
        • Shale Bluff
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
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        • Starne
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Starne is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starne
        • Streadle
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Streadle is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streadle
        • Knollwood
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Knollwood is located in Sangamon County
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        • Sherman
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Williamsville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • New City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • New City is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
        • East Springfield
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • East Springfield is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
        • Ridgely
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Southlawn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Southlawn is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn
        • Hawthorne Place
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Iles
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Iles is located in Sangamon County
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        • Mildred
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Mildred is located in Sangamon County
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        • Springfield
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Andrew
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Andrew is located in Sangamon County
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        • Ellis
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Ellis is located in Sangamon County
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        • Van Wood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Van Wood is located in Sangamon County
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        • Beamington
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Beamington is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamington
        • Cotton Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
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        • Toronto
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Toronto is located in Sangamon County
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        • Jess
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Jess is located in Sangamon County
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        • Southern View
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
        • West Grand Place
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • West Grand Place is located in Sangamon County
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        • Coleman
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Coleman is located in Sangamon County
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        • Green Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
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        • Jerome
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
        • Leland Grove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
        • North Wind
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • North Wind is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wind
        • Woodside
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Bando
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Bando is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bando
        • Cantrall
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Pawnee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cody
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Cody is located in Sangamon County
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        • Chatham
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Glenarm
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Archer
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Archer is located in Sangamon County
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        • Bradfordton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
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        • Barr
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Barr is located in Sangamon County
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        • Commanche Village
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
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        • Riddle Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
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        • Cimic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cimic is located in Sangamon County
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        • Pawnee Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
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        • Curran
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Divernon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Irwins Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
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        • Farmingdale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
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        • Salisbury
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Auburn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Knapp
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Knapp is located in Sangamon County
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        • Pasfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Sudduth ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Sudduth is located in Sangamon County
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        • Bates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Bates is located in Sangamon County
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        • Richland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Richland is located in Sangamon County
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        • Compro
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Compro is located in Sangamon County
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        • Loami
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Thayer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Claysville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Claysville is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
        • Tower Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County
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        • Berlin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Lemmon ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
        • New Berlin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Plains
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Lowder
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Prouty
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Prouty is located in Sangamon County
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        • Island Grove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
        • Maxwell ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Christian County
  • De Witt County
  • Logan County
  • Macon County
  • Macoupin County
  • Mason County
  • Menard County
    • County Website:   https://menardcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Menard:   Petersburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mechanicsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mechanicsburg.
      • Fancy Prairie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
      • Croft
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Athens
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Culver
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Culver is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Sweet Water
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Sweet Water is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
      • Tice
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Tice is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
      • Lewisburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Lewisburg is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Loyd
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Loyd is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Greenview
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hubly
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hubly is located in Menard County
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      • New Salem ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • New Salem is located in Menard County
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      • Old Salem Chautauqua
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Salem Chautauqua is located in Menard County
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  • Montgomery County
  • Shelby County

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- Mechanicsburg) 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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