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

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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 from Mount Pulaski.<1>

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

Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: De Witt, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Sangamon & Tazewell.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 200 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mount Pulaski. Of these communities, 173 are located in counties other than Logan 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 Pulaski (which is Logan 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 Pulaski

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

  • Logan County   (where Mount Pulaski resides)
  • Christian County
    • County Website:   https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Christian:   Taylorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Pulaski   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pulaski.
      • Mount Auburn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bolivia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Osbernville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Osbernville is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbernville
      • Roby
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Roby is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
      • Grove City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Grove City is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Campbellsburg ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Campbellsburg is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
      • Blueville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Blueville is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
      • Midway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Midway is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Edinburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Stonington
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sharpsburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Old Stonington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Old Stonington is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stonington
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        • Sandersville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Willeys
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Willeys is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
        • Bulpitt
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Jeisyville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
        • Kincaid
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Tovey Humphrey Station
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Tovey
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Tovey is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <3>
  • De Witt County
  • Macon County
    • County Website:   https://maconcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Macon:   Decatur
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Pulaski   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pulaski.
      • Heman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Heman is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
      • Niantic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warrensburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bearsdale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harristown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Emery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Emery is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Maroa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wyckles Corners
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Wyckles Corners is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles Corners
      • Wyckles
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Wyckles is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
      • Forsyth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Blackland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Blackland is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Boody
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Bulldog Crossing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulldog Crossing
        • Decatur
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Longview Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Longview Place is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Place
        • Larkdale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Larkdale is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
        • Oreana
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Elwin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Blue Mound
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Faries Park ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Faries Park is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faries Park
        • Argenta
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Sangamon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Turpin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Newburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Newburg is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
        • Macon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Oakley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mount Zion
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Long Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Walker
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Walker is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Chapin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Chapin is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
        • Hervey City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hervey City is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
        • Casner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
  • McLean County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Pulaski   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pulaski.
      • McLean
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Funks Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Funks Grove is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
      • Heyworth
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Littleville ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Littleville is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
      • Stanford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Randolph
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Randolph is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Shirley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Menard County
    • County Website:   https://menardcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Menard:   Petersburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Pulaski   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pulaski.
      • Croft
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fancy Prairie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
      • Hubly
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hubly is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubly
      • Culver
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Culver is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Sweet Water
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Sweet Water is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
      • Athens
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Greenview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Curtis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Curtis is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Tice
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Tice is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
      • Lewisburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Lewisburg is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • New Salem ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • New Salem is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • Old Salem Chautauqua
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Old Salem Chautauqua is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Chautauqua
      • Petersburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Loyd
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Loyd is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Piatt County
  • Sangamon County
    • County Website:   https://sangamonil.gov/
    • County Seat for Sangamon:   Springfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mount Pulaski   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pulaski.
      • Buffalo Hart
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Haynes
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Haynes is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Illiopolis
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lanesville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
      • Saunders
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Saunders is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
      • Buffalo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dawson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Barclay
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Barclay is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Mechanicsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spaulding
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Continue List   (49 more) ...
        • Ellis
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Ellis is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
        • Knollwood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Knollwood is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
        • Van Wood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Van Wood is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wood
        • Sherman
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Bissell
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Bissell is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
        • Buckhart
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Buckhart is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
        • Peabody
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Peabody is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
        • Andrew
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Andrew is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
        • Clear Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Devereux Heights
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Devereux Heights is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereux Heights
        • Streadle
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Streadle is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streadle
        • Arlington Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Rochester
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Starne
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Starne is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starne
        • Cantrall
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • North Wind
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • North Wind is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wind
        • Berry
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Berry is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
        • Grandview
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
        • Keys
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Keys is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
        • Ridgely
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Barr
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Barr is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr
        • Green Acres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
        • Breckenridge
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
        • East Springfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • East Springfield is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
        • Shale Bluff
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
        • Bando
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Bando is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bando
        • Cascade
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cascade is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
        • Hawthorne Place
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Iles
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Iles is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iles
        • Mildred
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Mildred is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
        • Southlawn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Southlawn is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn
        • Springfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jerome
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
        • Jess
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Jess is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess
        • Leland Grove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
        • Southern View
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
        • West Grand Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • West Grand Place is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grand Place
        • Bradfordton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
        • Coleman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Coleman is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
        • New City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • New City is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
        • Toronto
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Toronto is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
        • Archer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Archer is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
        • Beamington
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Beamington is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamington
        • Cody
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cody is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
        • Cotton Hill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
        • Woodside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Salisbury
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Riddle Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
        • Farmingdale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Shelby County
  • Tazewell 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- Mount Pulaski) 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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