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Nearest Communities to Saybrook,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Saybrook.<1>

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


Saybrook is located in McLean County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLean County: Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Livingston, Logan, Piatt, Tazewell & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 143 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Saybrook. Of these communities, 87 are located in counties other than McLean 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 Saybrook (which is McLean 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 Saybrook

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

  • McLean County   (where Saybrook resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saybrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saybrook.
      • McNulta
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • McNulta is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNulta
      • Arrowsmith
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bellflower
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Glen Avon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Laurette
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Laurette is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
      • Troster
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Troster is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troster
      • Sabina
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Sabina is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
      • Anchor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Kumler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Kumler is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
      • Osman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Osman is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
      • Colfax
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellsworth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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        • Cropsey
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Cooksville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Empire
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Empire is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
        • Padua
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Padua is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Le Roy
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Holder
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Holder is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
        • Fletcher
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fletcher is located in McLean County
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        • Bentown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Bentown is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
        • Merna
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Brokaw
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Brokaw is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
        • Downs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Gillum
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Gillum is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
        • Shamrock
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Shamrock is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Lexington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Timber Ridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
        • Barnes
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Barnes is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
        • Towanda
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Colonial Meadows
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Meadows
        • Eagle Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
        • Hawthorne Hills
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
        • Weston
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Weston is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Clarksville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Clarksville is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Hedgewood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Hedgewood is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
        • North Pointe
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • North Pointe is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
        • Chenoa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Burns
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Burns is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Greenbriar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Greenbriar is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
        • Hendrix
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Hendrix is located in McLean County
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        • Littleville ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Littleville is located in McLean County
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        • Bloomington
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Randolph
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Randolph is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Cardinal Court
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Court
        • Heyworth
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Kerrick
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Kerrick is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
        • Normal
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Meadows
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Meadows is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
        • Bloomington Heights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Heights
        • Hudson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gridley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Shirley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Yuton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Yuton is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
        • Twin Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Twin Grove is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
        • Covell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Covell is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covell
  • Champaign County
    • County Website:   https://co.champaign.il.us/
    • County Seat for Champaign:   Urbana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saybrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saybrook.
      • Foosland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lotus
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Lotus is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Dickerson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Dickerson is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
      • Fisher
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Fisher is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <3>
      • Dewey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake of the Woods
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
      • Tomlinson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
      • Mahomet
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Prospect is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Ludlow
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rantoul
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rising
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rising is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
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        • Thomasboro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Seymour
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Bondville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Leverett
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Leverett is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
        • Dillsburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
        • Staley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Staley is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
        • Wilbur Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilbur Heights is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Heights
        • Kenwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Kenwood is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
        • Champaign
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Gifford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Augerville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Augerville is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerville
        • Flatville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Flatville is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
        • Sellers
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Sellers is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
        • Urbana
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Urbana is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <3>
        • Giblin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Giblin is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giblin
        • Savoy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Savoy is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <3>
        • Mira
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mira is located in Champaign County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
  • De Witt County
    • County Website:   https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for De Witt:   Clinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saybrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saybrook.
      • Weedman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Weedman is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
      • Watkins
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Watkins is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Farmer City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Parnell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Parnell is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Fullerton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Solomon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Solomon is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
      • De Witt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • De Witt is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Weldon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Birkbeck
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Bucks
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Bucks is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Carle Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Carle Springs is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carle Springs
      • Lane
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wapella
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Paxton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saybrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saybrook.
      • Derby
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Derby is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Harpster
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Harpster is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
      • Proctor
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Proctor is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Gibson City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Gibson City is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
        • Gibson City has also been known as:
        • Gibson
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
      • Garber
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Garber is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Guthrie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Guthrie is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Elliott
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sibley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Melvin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdueville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Perdueville is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdueville
      • Paxton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Roberts
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Piper City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarence
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Clarence is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Iroquois County
  • Livingston County
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saybrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saybrook.
      • Strawn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Risk
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Risk is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
      • Cereal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cereal is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
      • Fairbury
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Forrest
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Champlin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Champlin is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
      • Chatsworth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Avoca is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Lodemia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
      • McDowell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • McDowell is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • Ocoya
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
      • Wing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Wing is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Charlotte
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Waldo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Waldo is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Piatt County
    • County Website:   https://piatt.gov/
    • County Seat for Piatt:   Monticello
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saybrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saybrook.
      • Blue Ridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Harris
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Harris is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Mansfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Galesville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Galesville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
      • Centerville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Centerville is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Combs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Combs is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
      • De Land
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lodge
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Lodge is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
      • White Heath
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Monticello
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Amenia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Amenia is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
      • Cisco
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodford County

Footnotes ...

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