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Nearest Communities to Richview,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 from Richview.<1>

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

Richview is located in Washington County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph & Saint Clair.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 176 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Richview. Of these communities, 142 are located in counties other than Washington 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 Richview (which is Washington 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 Richview

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

  • Washington County   (where Richview resides)
    • County Website:   https://washingtonco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Nashville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richview.
      • Ashley
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Irvington
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pyramid
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Pyramid is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
      • Baldwin Heights
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
      • Alda
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Alda is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Hoyleton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Radom
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Radom is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <3>
      • Beaucoup
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Beaucoup is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaucoup
      • Noltings
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Noltings is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noltings
      • Huegely
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Huegely is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huegely
      • DuBois Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • DuBois Center is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois Center
      • Wamac
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Du Bois
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Du Bois is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
        • Posen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Posen is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
        • Nashville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • New Minden
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Covington
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Covington is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
        • Kempside
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Kempside is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempside
        • Addieville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Cordes
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Cordes is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
        • Frogtown
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Frogtown is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
        • Plum Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
        • Oakdale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Okawville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Elkton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • McKinley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • McKinley is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
        • Lively Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
        • Venedy Station
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
        • Stone Church
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Johannisburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
        • Venedy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Venedy is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
        • Caspars
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Biddleborn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Biddleborn is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleborn
        • Clarmin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bond County
  • Clinton County
    • County Website:   https://clintonco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Clinton:   Carlyle
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richview.
      • Centralia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hoffman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Posey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferrin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Ferrin is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrin
      • Huey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Huey is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <3>
      • Shattuc
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Royal Lake Resort
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Royal Lake Resort is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lake Resort
      • Bartelso
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlyle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Beckemeyer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Boulder
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Harbor Light Bay
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Germantown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Snearlyville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Snearlyville is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snearlyville
        • North Harbor
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • North Harbor is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harbor
        • Panorama Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
        • Breese
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Marydale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Keyesport
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Damiansville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Albers
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Stolletown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Stolletown is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolletown
        • Wertenberg
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Wertenberg is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertenberg
        • New Memphis Station
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
        • New Memphis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Aviston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Rose
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fremont ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Fremont is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
        • Jamestown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Jamestown is located in Clinton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • New Baden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://franklincountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Benton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richview.
      • Sesser
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Meyer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Meyer is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • Valier Patch
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Valier Patch is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier Patch
      • Whittington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Valier
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Benton Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Benton Park is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Park
      • Ewing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rend City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rend City is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
      • Coello
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • North City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • North City is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Taylor Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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        • Christopher
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Hickory Corners
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Hickory Corners is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
        • Mulkeytown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Urbain
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Urbain is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbain
        • Frisco
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Benton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • West City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • West City is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
        • Diana
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Diana is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
        • Steel City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton County
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Mount Vernon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richview.
      • Cravat
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cravat is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravat
      • Roaches
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
      • Woodlawn
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyd
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Boyd is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Drivers
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Drivers is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
      • Williamsburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Williamsburg is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Dix
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Idlewood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Marcoe
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Waltonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Webster Hill Estates
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Webster Hill Estates is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Hill Estates
      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Scheller
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Mount Vernon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Texico
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Dareville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Morganville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Morganville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
        • Summersville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Bakerville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bakerville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
        • Camp Ground
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
        • Emerson City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
        • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
        • Nason
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Nason is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nason <3>
        • Divide
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Divide is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
        • Shirley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Shirley is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
        • Bonnie
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Harmony
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Harmony is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
        • Marlow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Ina
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
        • Opdyke
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Pigeon ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
        • Harris Grove ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
        • Spring Garden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
        • Bluford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Belle Rive
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Markham City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
        • Shields
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Shields is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
        • Stratton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Stratton is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
  • Marion County
    • County Website:   https://marioncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Marion:   Salem
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richview.
      • Walnut Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Central City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hubbard Woods
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Hubbard Woods is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Woods
      • Junction City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Junction City is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Sandoval
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Kell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Odin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cartter
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Foxville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
      • Selmaville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Selmaville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
      • Fairman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Salem
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Tonti
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Tonti is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
        • Bannister
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Hickory Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
        • Union Town
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Union Town is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
        • Patoka
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Iuka
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Helm
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Helm is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
        • Alma
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Brubaker
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Brubaker is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker
        • Vernon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Perry County
    • County Website:   https://perrycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Perry:   Pinckneyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richview.
      • Todds Mill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Todds Mill is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Mill
      • Tamaroa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rice
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Rice is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Sunfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Holden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Holden is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Layfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Layfield is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
      • Pinckneyville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Winkle
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Denny
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Denny is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Saint Johns
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Swanwick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Swanwick is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
      • Du Quoin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Old Du Quoin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Old Du Quoin is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin
        • Pyatts
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Conant
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jamestown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Jamestown is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Matthews
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Matthews is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Randolph County
  • Saint Clair County
  • Wayne County
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richview.
      • Keenesville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Keenesville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesville
      • Middleton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Middleton is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Keenes
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Orchardville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Orchardville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
      • Greathouse Ford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Ford

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richview) 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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