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Nearest Communities to Osceola,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

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

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

Osceola is located in Stark County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stark County: Bureau, Henry, Knox, Marshall & Peoria.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 134 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Osceola. Of these communities, 119 are located in counties other than Stark 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 Osceola (which is Stark 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 Osceola

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

  • Stark County   (where Osceola resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.starkco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Stark:   Toulon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Elmira
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Modena
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Waldron ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Waldron is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Bradford
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lombardville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Lombardville is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardville
      • Morse ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Morse is located in Stark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Castleton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Toulon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyoming
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • La Fayette
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Duncan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Duncan is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
        • Stark
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Stark is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
        • West Jersey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Slackwater ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Slackwater is located in Stark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
        • Speer
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bureau County
    • County Website:   https://bureaucounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Bureau:   Princeton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Neponset
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Burnett
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Burnett is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Buda
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Milo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Providence
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Providence is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Bourbonais ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bourbonais is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonais
      • Langley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Langley is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Mineral
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Whitefield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
      • Wyanet
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Tree Corners
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Lone Tree Corners is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Corners
      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycty.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Cambridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Saxon ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Saxon is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Kewanee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Galva
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Annawan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • German Corner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • German Corner is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
      • Bishop Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kedron ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Kedron is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
      • Atkinson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ulah
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Ulah is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
      • Nekoma
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Nekoma is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
      • Hooppole
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cambridge
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://www.knoxcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Galesburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Centerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Centerville is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Victoria
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Altona
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Truro
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Truro is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Williamsfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugene
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Eugene is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
      • Oak Run
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Oak Run is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
      • Oneida
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dahinda
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton Corners
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Trenton Corners is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Corners
      • Elba Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Elba Center is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
      • Wataga
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ontario
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Ontario is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Marshall County
  • Peoria County
  • Putnam County
    • County Website:   https://putnamil.gov/
    • County Seat for Putnam:   Hennepin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Putnam
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Indian Spring
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
      • Undercliff
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Undercliff is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Undercliff
      • Walnut Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Hennepin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Florid
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Florid is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
      • Moronts
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Moronts is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moronts
      • Mark
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Caledonia is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Granville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • McNabb
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Whiteside County
  • Woodford County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osceola) 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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