Around Prairie du Rocher (aka 'Prairie du Rocher village') ...
For comparison, Prairie du Rocher has a population of 550 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Prairie du Rocher, with the nearest first.
- Modoc
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Renault
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Brickeys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Sainte Genevieve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fults
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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- Zell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Red Bud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Quarry Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Burksville Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
For more communities neighboring Prairie du Rocher, please visit our County-by-County Page for Prairie du Rocher.
Randolph County ...
Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Saint Clair, Washington, Perry (MO) & Sainte Genevieve (MO).
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie du Rocher ...
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 Prairie du Rocher.
Airports Near Prairie du Rocher ...
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 Prairie du Rocher and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Prairie du Rocher.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie du Rocher ...
Looking for more information about Prairie du Rocher? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Prairie du Rocher. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Prairie du Rocher, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prairie du Rocher.
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:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- 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 Prairie du Rocher. |
| <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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Prairie du Rocher), 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. |