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Nearest Communities to Missal,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 east 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 from Missal.<1>

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


Missal is located in Livingston County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 196 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Missal. Of these communities, 146 are located in counties other than Livingston 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 Missal (which is Livingston 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 Missal

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

  • Livingston County   (where Missal resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missal.
      • Smithdale
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
      • Blackstone
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Manville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Manville is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • New Michigan ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • New Michigan is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
      • Carriage Lane Estates
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Carriage Lane Estates is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Lane Estates
      • South Streator
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • South Streator is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Streator
      • Vermilion City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
      • Katy Did
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Katy Did is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
      • Coalville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Budd
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Reading
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Reading is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Cornell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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        • Ancona
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Adams ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Adams is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Munster
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Nevada
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Nevada is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
        • Long Point
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunbury
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Rowe
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Rowe is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
        • Cayuga
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Odell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Graymont
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Pontiac
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <3>
        • Rooks Creek
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
        • Dwight
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Flanagan
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Swygert
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Loretto
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Rugby
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Rugby is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
        • Eylar
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ocoya
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
        • McDowell
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Waldo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Waldo is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Emington
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Blair
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Blair is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Lodemia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
        • Saunemin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Scovel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Scovel is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
        • Campus
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Cardiff
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Avoca ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Griswold
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Griswold is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
        • Champlin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Champlin is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
        • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
        • Wing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairbury
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cullom
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Saxon ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Saxon is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
        • Forrest
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Charlotte
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bureau County
    • County Website:   https://bureaucounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Bureau:   Princeton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missal.
      • Spring Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Webster Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Webster Park is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Park
      • Dalzell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Churchill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Churchill is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
      • Hegeler
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hegeler is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegeler
      • Hicks Corners
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
  • Ford County
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Morris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missal.
      • Kinsman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Town ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Verona
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Langham
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Langham is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langham
      • Wauponsee
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mazon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockdale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Stockdale is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Gardner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gorman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Gorman is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Heatherfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
      • Paytonville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Paytonville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytonville
      • Pine Meadow Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Meadow Estates is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow Estates
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        • Richards Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Richards Park is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Park
        • Willow Ridge
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
        • South Wilmington
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
        • Claypool Woods
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Claypool Woods is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Woods
        • Gaslight Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
        • Morris
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pebble Beach
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
        • Pine Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Pine Grove is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
        • Central City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Central City is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • East Brooklyn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
        • Mazonia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
        • Nettle Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Centerville ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Centerville is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Claypool
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Fields of Saratoga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
        • Lisbon North
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lisbon North is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon North
        • Braceville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Clarke City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
        • Carbon Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
        • Harrisonville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Harrisonville is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
        • Coal City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Eileen
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Eileen is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
        • Ridgecrest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Ridgecrest is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
        • Diamond
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Aux Sable
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Aux Sable is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aux Sable
        • Saratoga
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Saratoga is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
        • Divine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Divine is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
        • Sand Ridge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kankakee County
  • Kendall County
  • La Salle County
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missal.
      • Kernan
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Evans Heights Housing Project
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Otter ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Otter is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
      • Delbert Egan Housing Project
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Streator
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Ransom
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kangley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Richards
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Richards is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Altmar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Altmar is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Grand Ridge
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Ford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
      • Wilsman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
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        • Garfield
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Garfield is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Marseilles
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Reed Crossing
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
        • Farm Ridge
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
        • Milla
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Milla is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milla
        • Leonore
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Leeds
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodland Addition
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Woodland Addition is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Addition
        • Dana
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Dana is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <3>
        • Stoneyville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Stoneyville is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneyville
        • Seneca
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Seneca is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
          • Seneca has also been known as:
          • Crotty
          • Seneca village
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
        • Hitt
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Lostant
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Lowell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Lowell is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • Naplate
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Naplate is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
        • Vermilionville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Rutland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ottawa
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Ticona
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Ticona is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
        • Tonica
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Dayton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Bailey Falls ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Bailey Falls is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Falls
        • Deer Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
        • Stavanger
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Little Rock ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Little Rock is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
        • North Utica
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • North Utica is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
        • Oglesby
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Utica
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Priscilla ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Sulphur Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Sulphur Springs is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
        • Jonesville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Jonesville is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
        • Danway
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Danway is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
        • Wedron
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Cedar Point
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Blakes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • La Salle
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Norway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Norway is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Peru
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Serena
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Tomahawk Bluff
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
        • Waltham
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Freedom Centre ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Freedom Centre is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Centre
        • Prairie Center
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Catharine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Catharine is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
        • Harding
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Harding is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
        • Sheridan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Munson ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Munson is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
        • Dimmick
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
        • Troy Grove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
  • McLean County
  • Putnam County
  • Will County
  • Woodford 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Missal) 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.