Around Pontoosuc ...
For comparison, Pontoosuc has a population of 130 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Pontoosuc, with the nearest first.
- Dallas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wever
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Iowa Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Disco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
For more communities neighboring Pontoosuc, please visit our County-by-County Page for Pontoosuc.
Hancock County ...
Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Lee (IA), Adams, Henderson, McDonough, Schuyler, Clark (MO) & Lewis (MO).
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pontoosuc ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pontoosuc.
Airports Near Pontoosuc ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Pontoosuc and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Pontoosuc.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
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- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pontoosuc. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Pontoosuc), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |