Nearest Communities to Post Oak,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Post Oak, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Post Oak:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Post Oak.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Post Oak is located in Fayette County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Marion, Montgomery & Shelby.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 145 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Post Oak. Of these communities, 112 are located in counties other than Fayette 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 Post Oak (which is Fayette 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 Post Oak
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fayette County (where Post Oak resides)
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Pruett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pruett is located in Fayette County
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- Sefton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sefton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
- Magnolia Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
- Wrights Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
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- Avena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
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- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Churches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
- Brownstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
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- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
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- Dressor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
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- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Confidence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Confidence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bayle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Wilberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
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- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shafter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shafter is located in Fayette County
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- Augsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Augsburg is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
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- Bingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Clede
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Hagarstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Shobonier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bond County
- County Website: https://bondcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Bond: Greenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Mulberry Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Bond County
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- Pleasant Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
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- Woburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woburn is located in Bond County
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- Durley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durley is located in Bond County
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- Smithboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hookdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
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- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyesport Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keyesport Landing is located in Bond County
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- Tamalco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tamalco is located in Bond County
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- Ayers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ayers is located in Bond County
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- Elm Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elm Point is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Christian County
- County Website: https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Christian: Taylorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Pana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosamond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkel is located in Christian County
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- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Assumption
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountyillinois.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Louisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Cruse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cruse is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse
- Iola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Oskaloosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Riffle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bible Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- County Website: https://cumberlandcoil.gov/
- County Seat for Cumberland: Toledo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Neoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Effingham County
- County Website: https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Effingham: Effingham
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Meadows is located in Effingham County
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- Southmore Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmore Heights
- Beecher City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Moccasin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Blue Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Freenanton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freenanton is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freenanton
- Keptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keptown is located in Effingham County
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- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Funkhouser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
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- Shumway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Effingham County
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- Effingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Green Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Teutopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Evers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Evers is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evers
- Elliottstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Eberle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Dieterich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Winterrowd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winterrowd is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterrowd
- Jasper County
- County Website: https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Jasper: Newton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- Island Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Island Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Marion County
- County Website: https://marioncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Lester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Kinmundy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brubaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brubaker is located in Marion County
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- Omega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tonti
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Fairman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Montgomery County
- County Website: https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Montgomery: Hillsboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Van Burensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Van Burensburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Burensburg
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Coalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Nokomis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ohlman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Coffeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Witt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irving
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schram City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Donnellson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Post Oak ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Post Oak.
- Herrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milne is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milne
- Hanson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hanson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Williamsburg Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Hill
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Fancher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Mode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Lakewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Oconee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
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- Stewardson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Herborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
- Shelbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- South Strasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Strasburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strasburg
- Strasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dollville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dollville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollville
- Middlesworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Sigel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
- Rennerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rennerville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennerville
- Lithia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Trowbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Westervelt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westervelt is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westervelt
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duvall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Sexson Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Findlay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yantisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Post Oak) 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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