Nearby Communities
Around Shale City ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Shale City, with the nearest first.
- Gilchrist
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilchrist is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Matherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burgess is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwood is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Sherrard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- New Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windsor is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Alexis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For more communities neighboring Shale City, please visit our County-by-County Page for Shale City.
Mercer County ...
Shale City is located in Mercer County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Des Moines (IA), Louisa (IA), Henderson, Henry, Knox, Rock Island & Warren.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shale City ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shale City.
Airports Near Shale City ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Shale City and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Shale City.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shale City), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |