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Nearest Communities to Ocoya,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ocoya.<1>

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


Ocoya 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 148 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ocoya. Of these communities, 94 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 Ocoya (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 Ocoya

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

  • Livingston County   (where Ocoya resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ocoya   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ocoya.
      • McDowell
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • McDowell is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • Pontiac
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • 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
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
      • Lodemia
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
      • Graymont
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Champlin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Champlin is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
      • Waldo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Waldo is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Avoca is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Rowe
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Rowe is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
      • Fairbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cayuga
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Swygert
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Swygert is located in Livingston County
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        • Flanagan
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rugby
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Rugby is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
        • Cornell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Forrest
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Wing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Wing is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
        • Eylar
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Eylar is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
        • Saunemin
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Odell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Odell is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <3>
        • Scovel
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Scovel is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
        • Manville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Manville is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
        • New Michigan ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • New Michigan is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
        • Loretto
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Loretto is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Long Point
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Risk
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Risk is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
        • Cereal
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Cereal is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
        • Griswold
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Griswold is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
        • Strawn
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Blackstone
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Katy Did
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Katy Did is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
        • Smithdale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
        • Ancona
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Charlotte
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
        • Chatsworth
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Adams ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Adams is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Budd
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Budd is located in Livingston County
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        • Missal
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Missal is located in Livingston County
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        • Nevada
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Nevada is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
        • Emington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Reading
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Reading is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Sullivan Center ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Sullivan Center is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center
        • Carriage Lane Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Carriage Lane Estates is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Lane Estates
        • Sunbury
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
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        • Vermilion City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
        • Coalville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Coalville is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
        • Cullom
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Saxon ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Saxon is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
        • South Streator
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • South Streator is located in Livingston County
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        • Munster
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Munster is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
        • Campus
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Dwight
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Dwight is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <3>
        • Cardiff
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
        • Blair
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Blair is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ocoya   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ocoya.
      • Sibley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kempton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Garber
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Garber is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Piper City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Guthrie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Cabery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Derby
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Derby is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Gibson City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gibson City is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
        • Gibson City has also been known as:
        • Gibson
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      • Melvin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stelle
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Stelle is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelle
      • Roberts
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harpster
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Harpster is located in Ford County
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  • Grundy County
  • Kankakee County
  • La Salle County
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ocoya   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ocoya.
      • Dana
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • 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>
      • Leeds
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Leeds is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Rutland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Evans Heights Housing Project
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kernan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Kernan is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
      • Streator
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Garfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Garfield is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Delbert Egan Housing Project
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ransom
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Altmar
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Altmar is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Kangley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Kangley is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Otter ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Otter is located in La Salle County
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        • Richards
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Richards is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
        • Milla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Milla is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milla
        • Sandy Ford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
        • Wilsman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
        • Grand Ridge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Leonore
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lostant
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Lostant is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
          • Lostant has also been known as:
          • Lost Ant
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  • Marshall County
    • County Website:   https://marshallcountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Lacon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ocoya   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ocoya.
      • Wenona
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Evans ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Evans is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Toluca
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pattonsburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Pattonsburg is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsburg
      • Custer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Custer is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • McLean County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ocoya   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ocoya.
      • Chenoa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Weston
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Weston is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Meadows
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Meadows is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Gridley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lexington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Clarksville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarksville is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Timber Ridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
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      • Enright
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Enright is located in McLean County
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      • Colfax
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cropsey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooksville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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        • Anchor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Fletcher
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Fletcher is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Towanda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Merna
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Hudson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Bentown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Bentown is located in McLean County
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        • Barnes
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Barnes is located in McLean County
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        • Eagle Ridge
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
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        • Kerrick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Kerrick is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
        • Arrowsmith
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Ellsworth
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Padua
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Padua is located in McLean County
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        • Greenbriar
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenbriar is located in McLean County
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        • Hawthorne Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
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        • Hedgewood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Hedgewood is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
        • North Pointe
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • North Pointe is located in McLean County
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        • Holder
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Holder is located in McLean County
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        • Cardinal Court
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
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        • Colonial Meadows
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Meadows
        • Normal
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Brokaw
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Brokaw is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
        • Saybrook
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Bloomington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Yuton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Yuton is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
        • Bloomington Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Heights
        • Carlock
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Shamrock
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Shamrock is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Gillum
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Gillum is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
        • Twin Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Grove is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
        • Downs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Hendrix
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hendrix is located in McLean County
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  • Woodford County
    • County Website:   https://www.woodford-county.org/
    • County Seat for Woodford:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ocoya   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ocoya.
      • Spires
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Spires is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spires
      • Panola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Panola is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • El Paso
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Woodford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Woodford is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Kappa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Kappa is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Minonk
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Benson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Secor
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bowling Green ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
      • Roanoke
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Congerville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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- Ocoya) 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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