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Nearest Communities to Mount Olive,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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

Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macoupin County: Greene, Jersey, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan & Sangamon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 206 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mount Olive. Of these communities, 158 are located in counties other than Macoupin 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 Mount Olive (which is Macoupin 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 Mount Olive

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

  • Macoupin County   (where Mount Olive resides)
  • Bond County
    • County Website:   https://bondcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Bond:   Greenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Olive   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Olive.
      • Gilmore
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Gilmore is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Bunje
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bunje is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunje
      • Sorento
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Reno
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Point ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Elm Point is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
      • Old Ripley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Paisley Corners
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
      • Ayers
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ayers is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Pocahontas
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stubblefield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Stubblefield is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
      • Woburn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Woburn is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
      • Pierron
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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        • Durley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Durley is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durley
        • Greenville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Dudleyville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
        • Smithboro
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Mulberry Grove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Beaver Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
        • Pleasant Mound
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hamburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamburg is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Hookdale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hookdale is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
  • Christian County
  • Clinton County
  • Fayette County
  • Greene County
  • Jersey County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://www.madisoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Edwardsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Olive   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Olive.
      • Binney
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Binney is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney
      • Williamson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Livingston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • New Douglas
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Worden
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alhambra
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Green Castle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Green Castle is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Prairietown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kaufman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Kaufman is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
      • Hamel
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Carpenter is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Holiday Shores
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
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        • Dorsey
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Maple
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Maple is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
        • Midway
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Midway is located in Madison County
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        • Grantfork
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Barnett
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Barnett is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
        • Fruit
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Moro
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Marine
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Gard
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Gard is located in Madison County
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        • Graney
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Graney is located in Madison County
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        • Meadowbrook
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
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        • Fosterburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
        • Bethalto
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Kuhn Station
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Kuhn Station is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhn Station
        • Cottage Hills
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
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        • Edwardsville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Bluff Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Bluff Junction is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Junction
        • Ivy Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
        • Kendall Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Kendall Hill is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Hill
        • Leclaire
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Leclaire is located in Madison County
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        • Oakwood Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Oakwood Heights is located in Madison County
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        • Woods
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Woods is located in Madison County
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        • Highland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Mont Station
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Mont Station is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Station
        • Rosedale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosedale is located in Madison County
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        • Rosewood Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
        • Roxana
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Wanda
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Wanda is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
        • Wood River
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Jacob
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • East Alton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Sebastopol
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Troy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Glen Carbon Crossing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Crossing
        • Glen Carbon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hartford
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Milton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Milton is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Poag
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Sloan
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Sloan is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
        • South Roxana
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • South Roxana is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
        • Troy Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Troy Junction is located in Madison County
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        • Upper Alton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Upper Alton is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
        • Chinatown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Chinatown is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
        • Lakeview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakeview is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Belmont Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Belmont Village is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
        • Alton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Formosa Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Formosa Junction is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa Junction
        • Lakeview Acres
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakeview Acres is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
        • Maryville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • North Alton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • North Alton is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
        • Oldenburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Oldenburg is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
        • Pleasant Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
        • Wilson Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Wilson Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Heights
        • Altamont
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Godfrey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Southmoor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Southmoor is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmoor
        • Saint Morgan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
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        • Brooks
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Fairmont
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairmont is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Mitchell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Troy Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Troy Crossing is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Crossing
        • Alandale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Alandale is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alandale
        • Cedar Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Park is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
        • Donkville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Donkville is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donkville
        • Meadow Heights
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Meadow Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
        • Pontoon Beach
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Thomas
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Thomas is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
        • Melville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Piasa Hills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Piasa Hills is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piasa Hills
        • Quatoga Bluff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Quatoga Bluff is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quatoga Bluff
        • Four Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Four Corners is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
        • Lumaghi Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lumaghi Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumaghi Heights
        • Stallings
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Stallings is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
        • Clifton Terrace
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Clifton Terrace is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Terrace
        • Riehl
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Riehl is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riehl
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Olive   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Olive.
      • Walshville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Litchfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Panama
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Island View
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Island View is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
      • Stagecoach Junction
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Junction
      • Sunrise Hills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
      • Donnellson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Taylor Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Barnett
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Barnett is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Butler
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmont Place
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairmont Place is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Place
      • Honey Bend
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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        • Shop Creek
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
        • Hillsboro Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Hillsboro Heights is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
        • Hillsboro
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Schram City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
        • Zanesville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
        • Coffeen
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Irving
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Raymond
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Waggoner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Chapman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Harvel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Witt
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Witt is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <3>
        • Fillmore
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Van Burensburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Van Burensburg is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Burensburg
        • Farmersville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Coalton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
        • Nokomis
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Thomasville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
        • Wenonah
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Saint Charles County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Olive) 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.