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Nearest Communities to Prairie Center,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Prairie Center.<1>

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

Prairie Center is located in La Salle County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of La Salle County: Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 206 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Prairie Center. Of these communities, 136 are located in counties other than La Salle 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 Prairie Center (which is La Salle 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 Prairie Center

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

  • La Salle County   (where Prairie Center resides)
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Freedom Centre ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Freedom Centre is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Centre
      • Triumph
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Waltham
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Harding
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Harding is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
      • Munson ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Munson is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
      • Troy Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sulphur Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Sulphur Springs is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Wedron
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Earlville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Baker
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Meriden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Meriden is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Blakes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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        • Naplate
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Naplate is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
        • Dayton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Ottawa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • North Utica
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • North Utica is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
        • Tomahawk Bluff
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
        • Utica
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Culton ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Culton is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culton
        • Dimmick
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
        • Serena
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Mendota
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • La Salle
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Catharine
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Catharine is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
        • Hitt
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Little Rock ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Little Rock is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
        • Fitchmoor
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Fitchmoor is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchmoor
        • Peterstown
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Peterstown is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
        • Danway
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Danway is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
        • Leland
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Welland
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Welland is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welland
        • Stoneyville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Stoneyville is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneyville
        • Woodland Addition
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Woodland Addition is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Addition
        • Jonesville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Jonesville is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
        • Norway
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Norway is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Sheridan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Northville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Northville is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
        • Deer Park
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
        • Oglesby
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Peru
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Reed Crossing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
        • Vermilionville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Bailey Falls ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bailey Falls is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Falls
        • Lowell
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Lowell is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • Farm Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
        • Grand Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Stavanger
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Ticona
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Ticona is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
        • Cedar Point
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Millington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Tonica
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Marseilles
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Leonore
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Richards
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Richards is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
        • Sandy Ford
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
        • Wilsman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
        • Seneca
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Seneca is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
          • Seneca has also been known as:
          • Crotty
          • Seneca village
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
        • Otter ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Otter is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
        • Altmar
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Altmar is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
        • Kangley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Milla
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Milla is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milla
        • Delbert Egan Housing Project
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Evans Heights Housing Project
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Lostant
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Streator
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Kernan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Priscilla ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Garfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Garfield is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Ransom
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bureau County
  • DeKalb County
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Morris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Nettle Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Langham
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Langham is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langham
      • Stockdale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Stockdale is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Heatherfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
      • Fields of Saratoga
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
      • Lisbon North
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Lisbon North is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon North
      • Saratoga
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Saratoga is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Kinsman
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wauponsee
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Morris
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Paytonville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Paytonville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytonville
      • Richards Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Richards Park is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Park
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        • Willow Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
        • Claypool Woods
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Claypool Woods is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Woods
        • Pine Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Pine Grove is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
        • Pine Meadow Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Pine Meadow Estates is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow Estates
        • Ridgecrest
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Ridgecrest is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
        • Verona
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Claypool
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Gaslight Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
        • Pebble Beach
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
        • Highland Town ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
        • Mazon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kane County
  • Kendall County
    • County Website:   https://www.kendallcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Kendall:   Yorkville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Newark
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Millbrook
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Millhurst
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Millhurst is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhurst
      • Helmar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Helmar is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmar
      • Lisbon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Knob Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Knob Hill is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
      • Central
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Central is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Fox
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Fox is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Little Rock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Pavillion
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pavillion is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
      • Plano
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Plano is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <3>
      • Kentland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Kentland is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
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        • Lisbon Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Lisbon Center is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
        • Ament Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Ament Corners is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ament Corners
        • Plattville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Plattville is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
        • White Willow ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • White Willow is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
        • Countryside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Countryside is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
        • Yorkville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bristol
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
    • County Website:   https://www.leecountyil.com/
    • County Seat for Lee:   Dixon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Radley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • South Paw Paw
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • South Paw Paw is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paw Paw
      • East Paw Paw
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
      • Paw Paw
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Henkel
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Henkel is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
      • Roxbury
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Roxbury is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Compton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Burg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Melugin Grove ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Melugin Grove is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melugin Grove
      • West Brooklyn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sublette
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Twelvemile Corner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Twelvemile Corner is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Lee
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Scarboro
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Scarboro is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
        • Shaws
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Shaws is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws
        • Inlet
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Maytown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Maytown is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
        • Binghampton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Binghampton is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
        • Steward
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Lee Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Shelburn ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Shelburn is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
        • Amboy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston County
  • Marshall County
  • Ogle County
  • Putnam County
    • County Website:   https://putnamil.gov/
    • County Seat for Putnam:   Hennepin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Standard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Granville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mark
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Moronts
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Moronts is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moronts
      • Mount Palatine
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
      • Florid
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Florid is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
      • Hennepin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McNabb
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Caledonia is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Indian Spring
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
      • Undercliff
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Undercliff is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Undercliff
      • Walnut Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Putnam
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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- Prairie Center) 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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