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Nearest Communities to Red Oak,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Keep in mind 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.

Red Oak is located in Stephenson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stephenson County: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Winnebago, Green (WI) & Lafayette (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 161 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Red Oak. Of these communities, 123 are located in counties other than Stephenson 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 Red Oak (which is Stephenson 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 Red Oak

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

  • Stephenson County   (where Red Oak resides)
  • Carroll County
  • Jo Daviess County
    • County Website:   https://www.jodaviesscountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Jo Daviess:   Galena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • Nora
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
      • Willow
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Willow is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • East Stockton ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • East Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stockton
      • Morseville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Morseville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morseville
      • Pitcherville ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Pitcherville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
      • Warren
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
      • Stockton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Millville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Millville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Sweet Home ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Sweet Home is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Elmoville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
      • Pleasant Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Apple River
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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        • Woodbine
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Woodbine is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
        • Massbach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
        • Schapville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
        • Elizabeth
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Scales Mound
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Weston ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Weston is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Ogle County
  • Winnebago County
    • County Website:   https://wincoil.gov/
    • County Seat for Winnebago:   Rockford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • Lake Summerset
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
      • Durand
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pecatonica
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Seward
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Winnebago
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Harrison
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Harrison is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Shirland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wempletown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Alworth
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westfield Corners
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Westfield Corners is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Corners
      • Westmoreland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Westmoreland is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Nottingham Manor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Nottingham Manor is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Manor
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        • Owen Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Owen Center is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Center
        • Hickory Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hickory Creek is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
        • Brewster Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Brewster Heights is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Heights
        • Colonial Gardens
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Colonial Gardens is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Gardens
        • Coreys Bluff
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
        • Genet
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Genet is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
        • Hutchins Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Hutchins Park is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Park
        • Jonesville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
        • Rockton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Sturbridge Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
        • Grant View Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Grant View Heights is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant View Heights
        • Kishwaukee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishwaukee
        • Motor Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor Heights
        • Woodcrest
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Woodcrest is located in Winnebago County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
  • Green County
    • County Website:   https://www.greencountywi.org/
    • County Seat for Green:   Monroe (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • Clarno
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Clarno is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
      • Schneyville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Schneyville is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneyville
      • Martintown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Martintown is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
      • Twin Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cadiz
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Oakley is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Monroe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
      • Browntown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Juda
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Juda is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juda
      • Stearns
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Stearns is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
      • Schultz
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Schultz is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
      • Brodhead
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Brodhead is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
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        • Monticello
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Albany
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Albany is located in Green County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
        • Mineral Point
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Mineral Point is located in Green County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
        • Attica
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Postville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Postville is located in Green County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
        • New Glarus
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Ross Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Ross Crossing is located in Green County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Crossing
  • Lafayette County
    • County Website:   https://www.lafayettecountywi.org/
    • County Seat for Lafayette:   Darlington (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • South Wayne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Woodford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gratiot
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverside is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Wiota
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Argyle
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Argyle is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Red Rock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Red Rock is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Dunbarton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
      • Lamont
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lamont is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Avon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Avon is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Blanchardville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Darlington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Darlington is located in Lafayette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
      • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red 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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