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Nearest Communities to Prospect,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.<1>

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

Prospect is located in Champaign County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 164 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Prospect. Of these communities, 108 are located in counties other than Champaign 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 Prospect (which is Champaign 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 Prospect

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

  • Champaign County   (where Prospect resides)
    • County Website:   https://co.champaign.il.us/
    • County Seat for Champaign:   Urbana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prospect   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prospect.
      • Tomlinson
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Tomlinson is also located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
      • Rantoul
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Rantoul is also located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <3>
      • Dewey
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Thomasboro
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ludlow
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillsburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Dillsburg is also located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
      • Fisher
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Leverett
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Leverett is also located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
      • Flatville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gifford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Gifford is also located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <3>
      • Sellers
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sellers is also located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Lake of the Woods
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake of the Woods is also located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
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        • Dickerson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Dickerson is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
        • Foosland
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Augerville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Augerville is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerville
        • Wilbur Heights
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Wilbur Heights is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Heights
        • Rising
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Rising is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
        • Lotus
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Mahomet
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Mahomet is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <3>
        • Penfield
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Champaign
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Urbana
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Dailey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Dailey is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
        • Gerald
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Gerald is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
        • Kenwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Kenwood is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
        • Mayview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Staley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Fulls
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fulls is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulls
        • Royal
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Mira
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Bondville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Glover
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Glover is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
        • Pauline
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Pauline is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
        • Saint Joseph
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Deers
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Deers is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
        • Savoy
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Seymour
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Ogden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Ogden is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
        • Tipton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Tipton is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
        • Sidney
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sidney is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
        • Rutherford
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • State Road
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • State Road is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
        • Philo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Philo is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <3>
        • Tolono
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Homer
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Homer is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
        • Giblin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Giblin is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giblin
        • Block
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Block is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
        • Sadorus
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bongard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Bongard is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bongard
        • Sloan Station
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Sloan Station is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Station
        • Pesotum
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Ivesdale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jimtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Jimtown is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
        • Longview
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Parkville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Parkville is also located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Broadlands
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Witt County
  • Ford County
  • Iroquois County
  • Livingston County
  • McLean County
  • Piatt County
    • County Website:   https://piatt.gov/
    • County Seat for Piatt:   Monticello
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prospect   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prospect.
      • Blue Ridge
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Mansfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Centerville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Harris
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Harris is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Galesville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Galesville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
      • White Heath
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Lodge is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
      • Combs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Combs is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
      • De Land
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Monticello
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermilion County
    • County Website:   https://www.vercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Vermilion:   Danville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prospect   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prospect.
      • Armstrong
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ellis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Ellis is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Pellville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Pellville is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
      • Hope
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Hope is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Rankin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Grass ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Blue Grass was located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
      • Reilly
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Reilly is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly
      • Rumpler
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Rumpler is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpler
      • Potomac
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Collison
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Gray Ford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Gray Ford is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Ford
      • Selsor Ford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Selsor Ford is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsor Ford
      • Continue List   (31 more) ...
        • Hustle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Hustle is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
        • Fithian
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • East Lynn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Muncie
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Higginsville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
        • Jamesburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Jamesburg is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
        • Brothers
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Brothers is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers
        • Bronson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bronson is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
        • Newtown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Henning
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Glenburn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Vernal
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
        • Belgium Row
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bennett
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Bennett is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
        • Fairmount
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Oakwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rossville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Snider
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Snider is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
        • Bucktown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bucktown is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
        • Missionfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Ryan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ryan is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
        • Grumle Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Grumle Corner is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grumle Corner
        • Johnsonville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Johnsonville is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
        • Moores Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Moores Corner is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
        • Rayville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Rayville is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
        • Hartshorn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hartshorn is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
        • Hoopeston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Myersville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Myersville was located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
        • Rossville Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Rossville Junction is located in Vermilion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Junction
        • Batestown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Batestown is located in Vermilion County
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        • Hillery
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect) 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.