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Nearest Communities to Ohlman,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Ohlman is located in Montgomery County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Bond, Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon & Shelby.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ohlman. Of these communities, 121 are located in counties other than Montgomery 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 Ohlman (which is Montgomery 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 Ohlman

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

  • Montgomery County   (where Ohlman resides)
    • County Website:   https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ohlman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ohlman.
      • Nokomis
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wenonah
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Coalton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Witt
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • 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>
      • Irving
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fillmore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Harvel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chapman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hillsboro
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Schram City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Butler
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coffeen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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        • Fairmont Place
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairmont Place is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Place
        • Hillsboro Heights
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Hillsboro Heights is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
        • Raymond
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Taylor Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • White Oak
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Van Burensburg
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Van Burensburg is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Burensburg
        • Stagecoach Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Junction
        • Honey Bend
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Sunrise Hills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
        • Island View
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Island View is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
        • Shop Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
        • Waggoner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Zanesville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
        • Farmersville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Thomasville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
        • Donnellson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Litchfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Barnett
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Barnett is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
        • Panama
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Walshville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bond County
    • County Website:   https://bondcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Bond:   Greenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ohlman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ohlman.
      • Woburn
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Woburn is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
      • Elm Point ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Elm Point is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
      • Paisley Corners
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
      • Durley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Durley is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durley
      • Mulberry Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ayers
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ayers is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Reno
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sorento
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian County
    • County Website:   https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Christian:   Taylorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ohlman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ohlman.
      • Rosamond
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vanderville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Vanderville is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderville
      • Pana
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Pana is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <3>
      • Millersville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Owaneco
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Velma
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dunkel
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dunkel is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
      • Clarksdale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hewittville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Hewittville is located in Christian County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewittville
      • Morrisonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Taylorville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Assumption
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Langleyville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Willeys
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Willeys is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
        • Old Stonington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Old Stonington is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stonington
        • Sandersville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Radford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Radford is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
        • Sharpsburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jeisyville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
        • Kincaid
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Stonington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Bulpitt
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Tovey
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • 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>
        • Zenobia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Tovey Humphrey Station
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Midway
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Midway is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Sicily
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Sicily is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
        • Blueville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Blueville is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
        • Edinburg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Ellis
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Ellis is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
        • Grove City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Grove City is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
        • Campbellsburg ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Campbellsburg is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
        • Bolivia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Osbernville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Osbernville is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbernville
        • Roby
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Roby is located in Christian County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
        • Mount Auburn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Effingham County
  • Fayette County
    • County Website:   https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   Vandalia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ohlman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ohlman.
      • Dressor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayle City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bingham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Churches
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
      • Holliday
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shafter
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Shafter is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
      • Vera
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Vera is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Sefton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Sefton is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
      • Wrights Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corner
      • Jimtown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Jimtown is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Greenland ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenland is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
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        • Post Oak
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Post Oak is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
        • Pruett
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pruett is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett
        • Vandalia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Magnolia Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
        • Bluff City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
        • Hagarstown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Brownstown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Avena
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Avena is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
        • Howards Point ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
        • Saint Elmo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Macon County
  • Macoupin County
  • Sangamon County
    • County Website:   https://sangamonil.gov/
    • County Seat for Sangamon:   Springfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ohlman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ohlman.
      • Pawnee
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cascade
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cascade is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Breckenridge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Commanche Village
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
      • Divernon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Berry
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Berry is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
      • Cimic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Cimic is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimic
      • New City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • New City is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • Pawnee Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
      • Glenarm
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beamington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Beamington is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamington
      • Buckhart
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Buckhart is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ohlman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ohlman.
      • Oconee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanson is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Westminster ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Westminster is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Dollville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Dollville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollville
      • Tower Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Williamsburg Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Williamsburg Hill is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Hill
      • Williamsburg ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Williamsburg is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Herrick
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Henton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Henton is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
      • Cowden
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Moweaqua
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Westervelt
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Westervelt is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westervelt
        • Shelbyville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Obed
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Obed is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
        • Pleak
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Pleak is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
        • Yantisville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Milne
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Milne is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milne
        • Rennerville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Rennerville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennerville
        • Clarksburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
        • Fancher
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Duvall
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Duvall is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
        • Mode
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Lithia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lithia is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
        • Middlesworth
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Findlay
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Todds Point
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Todds Point is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point

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- Ohlman) 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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