Nearest Communities to Providence,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Providence, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Providence:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Providence.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Providence is located in Bureau County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 150 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Providence. Of these communities, 103 are located in counties other than Bureau 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 Providence (which is Bureau 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 Providence
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Bureau County (where Providence resides)
- County Website: https://bureaucounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Bureau: Princeton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Burnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Tiskilwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyanet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bourbonais ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bourbonais is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonais
- Buda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Langley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Lone Tree Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Corners
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitefield is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Neponset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Bureau Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <3>
- Manlius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hollow is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollowayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Limerick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Marquette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marquette is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Ottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Seatonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Kasbeer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zearing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Hicks Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
- Normandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Normandy is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thomas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Ladd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ohio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Webster Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Webster Park is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Park
- Dalzell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hegeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hegeler is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegeler
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Orin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Love
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Love is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Churchill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Churchill is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- La Moille
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Clarion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
- Wendel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wendel is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendel
- Henry County
- County Website: https://www.henrycty.com/
- County Seat for Henry: Cambridge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Saxon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saxon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Kewanee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Annawan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kedron ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kedron is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- German Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- German Corner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hooppole
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aliceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aliceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Galva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bishop Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ulah is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Knox County
- County Website: https://www.knoxcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Knox: Galesburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- La Salle County
- County Website: https://lasallecountyil.gov/
- County Seat for La Salle: Ottawa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Cedar Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Fitchmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchmoor is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchmoor
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- La Salle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oglesby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
- Tonica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dimmick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dimmick is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- Peterstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peterstown is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Bailey Falls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey Falls is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Falls
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- Deer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Ticona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Culton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Culton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culton
- Lostant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <3>
- Troy Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- North Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vermilionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Lee County
- County Website: https://www.leecountyil.com/
- County Seat for Lee: Dixon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Maytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Van Petten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Petten is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Petten
- Harmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- County Website: https://marshallcountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Marshall: Lacon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Broadmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Broadmoor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Saratoga Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saratoga Center is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Center
- Camp Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Lawn Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
- Varna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Porterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Wilbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbern is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbern
- La Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Custer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Evans ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Toluca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria County
- County Website: https://www.peoriacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Peoria: Peoria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Edelstein
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Chillicothe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chillicothe
- North Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- West Hallock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Chillicothe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Princeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Coughlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coughlin is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughlin
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Monica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Rome is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rome
- Elmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Cedar Bluff Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff Estates is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Estates
- Laura
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- County Website: https://putnamil.gov/
- County Seat for Putnam: Hennepin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Putnam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
- Undercliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Undercliff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Undercliff
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Hennepin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moronts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moronts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moronts
- Florid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Mark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McNabb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Standard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Palatine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stark County
- County Website: https://www.starkco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Stark: Toulon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Morse ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morse is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Lombardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lombardville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardville
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Castleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Modena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Speer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
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- Duncan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- La Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slackwater ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slackwater is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- West Jersey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
- Whiteside County
- County Website: https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Whiteside: Morrison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Providence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Providence.
- Deer Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hahnaman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hahnaman is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnaman
- Tampico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
- Jefferson Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Corners
- Woodford County
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence) 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. |