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Nearest Communities to Padua,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 starting from Padua.<1>

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


Padua is located in McLean County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLean County: Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Livingston, Logan, Piatt, Tazewell & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 152 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Padua. Of these communities, 89 are located in counties other than McLean 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 Padua (which is McLean 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 Padua

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

  • McLean County   (where Padua resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Padua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Padua.
      • Ellsworth
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bentown
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Bentown is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
      • Holder
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Holder is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
      • Fletcher
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Fletcher is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Merna
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arrowsmith
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cooksville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Le Roy
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Downs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gillum
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Gillum is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
      • Brokaw
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Brokaw is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
      • Shamrock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Shamrock is located in McLean County
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        • Barnes
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Barnes is located in McLean County
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        • Colonial Meadows
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
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        • Eagle Ridge
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
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        • Hawthorne Hills
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
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        • Hedgewood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hedgewood is located in McLean County
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        • Sabina
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Sabina is located in McLean County
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        • Greenbriar
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Greenbriar is located in McLean County
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        • North Pointe
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • North Pointe is located in McLean County
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        • Towanda
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Empire
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Empire is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
        • Pleasant Hill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Colfax
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Glen Avon
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
        • Burns
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Burns is located in McLean County
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        • Hendrix
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Hendrix is located in McLean County
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        • Saybrook
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Timber Ridge
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
        • Littleville ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Littleville is located in McLean County
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        • Randolph
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Randolph is located in McLean County
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        • Bloomington
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Normal
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Lexington
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Kerrick
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Kerrick is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
        • Cardinal Court
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
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        • Clarksville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Clarksville is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Anchor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bellflower
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Kumler
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Kumler is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
        • Laurette
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Laurette is located in McLean County
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        • Heyworth
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bloomington Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Heights
        • McNulta
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • McNulta is located in McLean County
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        • Hudson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Shirley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Twin Grove
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Twin Grove is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
        • Yuton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Yuton is located in McLean County
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        • Troster
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Troster is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troster
        • Cropsey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Osman
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Osman is located in McLean County
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        • Covell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Covell is located in McLean County
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        • Funks Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Funks Grove is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
        • Chenoa
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Meadows
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Meadows is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
        • Gridley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Weston
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Weston is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Carlock
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Enright
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Enright is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enright
        • Danvers
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Danvers is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
          • Danvers has also been known as:
          • Danver
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <3>
        • McLean
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Stanford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Woodruff
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Woodruff is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Champaign County
    • County Website:   https://co.champaign.il.us/
    • County Seat for Champaign:   Urbana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Padua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Padua.
      • Foosland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lotus
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Lotus is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Dickerson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Dickerson is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
      • Fisher
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Fisher is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <3>
      • Dewey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake of the Woods
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
      • Mahomet
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tomlinson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
      • Seymour
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Prospect is located in Champaign County
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      • Rising
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Rising is located in Champaign County
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  • De Witt County
    • County Website:   https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for De Witt:   Clinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Padua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Padua.
      • Watkins
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Watkins is located in De Witt County
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      • Solomon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Solomon is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
      • Weedman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Weedman is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
      • Parnell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Parnell is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Farmer City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fullerton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Bucks
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Bucks is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Carle Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Carle Springs is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carle Springs
      • De Witt
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • De Witt is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Wapella
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Birkbeck
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Weldon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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        • Lane
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Clinton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Waynesville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jenkins
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Jenkins is located in De Witt County
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        • Ospur
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Ospur is located in De Witt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ospur
        • Hallsville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
        • Tabor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Tabor is located in De Witt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
        • Tunbridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Tunbridge is located in De Witt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
        • Midland City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Midland City is located in De Witt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
        • Kenney
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Rowell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Rowell is located in De Witt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Padua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Padua.
      • Derby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Derby is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Harpster
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Harpster is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
      • Proctor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Proctor is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Garber
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Garber is located in Ford County
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      • Gibson City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
      • Sibley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Guthrie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Elliott
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Melvin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Perdueville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Perdueville is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
  • Livingston County
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Padua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Padua.
      • Strawn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocoya
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
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      • Waldo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Waldo is located in Livingston County
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      • Fairbury
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Risk
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Risk is located in Livingston County
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      • Champlin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Champlin is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
      • Lodemia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
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      • McDowell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • McDowell is located in Livingston County
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      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Avoca is located in Livingston County
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        • Forrest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Cereal
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Cereal is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
        • Flanagan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Graymont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Rooks Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
        • Pontiac
          (30 miles [48.3 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
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  • Logan County
  • Macon County
  • Piatt County
    • County Website:   https://piatt.gov/
    • County Seat for Piatt:   Monticello
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Padua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Padua.
      • Harris
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Harris is located in Piatt County
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      • Blue Ridge
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
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      • Mansfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • De Land
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Galesville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Galesville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
      • Combs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Combs is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
      • Centerville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Centerville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Lodge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lodge is located in Piatt County
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      • White Heath
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Amenia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Amenia is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
      • Cisco
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Monticello
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tazewell County
  • Woodford County
    • County Website:   https://www.woodford-county.org/
    • County Seat for Woodford:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Padua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Padua.
      • Kappa
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Kappa is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • El Paso
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Congerville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowling Green ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
      • Panola
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Panola is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Farmsville ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Farmsville is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
      • Mackinaw Dells
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Mackinaw Dells is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw Dells
      • Secor
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Woodford is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford

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 from Point A (ie- Padua) 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.