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Nearest Communities to Sparta,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.<1>

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

Sparta is located in Randolph County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Saint Clair, Washington, Perry (MO) & Sainte Genevieve (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 194 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sparta. Of these communities, 152 are located in counties other than Randolph 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 Sparta (which is Randolph 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 Sparta

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

  • Randolph County   (where Sparta resides)
    • County Website:   https://randolphcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Randolph:   Chester
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Eden
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Eden is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Schuline
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Schuline is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuline
      • Houston
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blair
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Tilden
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Coulterville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Baldwin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Steeleville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kampenville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Kampenville is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
      • Percy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Preston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Preston is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Walsh
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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        • Bremen
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • New Palestine
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Randolph
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Randolph is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Welge
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Wine Hill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Wine Hill is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Hill
        • Diamond Cross
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Diamond Cross is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cross
        • Evansville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Grigg
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Grigg is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigg
        • Ellis Grove
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Prairie
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Prairie is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
        • Campton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Campton is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
        • Leanderville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Shiloh Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Chester
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Collins
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Collins is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
        • Fort Gage
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Fort Gage is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gage
        • Reily Lake
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Reily Lake is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reily Lake
        • Menard
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Old Kaskaskia
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Old Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kaskaskia
        • Roots
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Roots is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
        • Marigold
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Marigold is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
        • Ruma
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Red Bud
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Kaskaskia
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
        • Modoc
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Rockwood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Dozaville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Kellogg
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Kellogg is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
        • Prairie du Rocher
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
          • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
          • Prairie du Rocher village
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <3>
        • Danley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Danley is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley
  • Clinton County
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Murphysboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Bradley ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bradley is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Campbell Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • West Point is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Degognia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ava
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ava is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
      • Cora
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Cora is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Sato
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sato is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
      • Dry Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Dry Hill is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
      • Jones Ridge
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County
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      • Grubbs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
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      • Glenn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Glenn is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
      • Raddle
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Raddle is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raddle
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  • Monroe County
  • Perry County
    • County Website:   https://perrycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Perry:   Pinckneyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Swanwick
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Swanwick is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
      • Cutler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jamestown is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Winkle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Willisville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Conant
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Layfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Layfield is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
      • Denmark
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinckneyville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rice
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Rice is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Todds Mill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Todds Mill is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Mill
      • Pyatts
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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        • Matthews
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Matthews is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
        • Denny
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Denny is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
        • Matthews Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Matthews Junction is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Junction
        • Holden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Holden is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
        • Saint Johns
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Sunfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Tamaroa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Du Quoin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Old Du Quoin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Old Du Quoin is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin
  • Saint Clair County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.st-clair.il.us/
    • County Seat for Saint Clair:   Belleville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Whiteoak
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Whiteoak is located in Saint Clair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
      • Marissa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Old Marissa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Old Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marissa
      • Lenzburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Libory
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • New Athens
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayetteville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
      • Lementon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Paderborn
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
      • Mascoutah
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Douglas
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Douglas is located in Saint Clair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
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        • Floraville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
        • Smithton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Rentchler
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler
        • Wilderman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman
        • Roachtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Roachtown is located in Saint Clair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachtown
        • Shiloh Station
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Shiloh Station is located in Saint Clair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Station
        • Bohleysville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Bohleysville is located in Saint Clair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohleysville
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtonco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Nashville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Clarmin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • McKinley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • McKinley is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • Biddleborn
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Biddleborn is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleborn
      • Caspars
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lively Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
      • Elkton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakdale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone Church
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cordes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Cordes is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
      • Johannisburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
      • Venedy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Venedy is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Plum Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
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        • Kempside
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Kempside is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempside
        • Addieville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Posen
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Posen is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
        • Okawville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Venedy Station
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
        • Nashville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Frogtown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Frogtown is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
        • Du Bois
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Du Bois is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
        • Beaucoup
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Beaucoup is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaucoup
        • Covington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Covington is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
        • DuBois Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • DuBois Center is located in Washington County
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        • Huegely
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Huegely is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huegely
        • New Minden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Radom
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • 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>
        • Pyramid
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Pyramid is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
  • Perry County
    • County Website:   https://perrycountymo.us/
    • County Seat for Perry:   Perryville (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Claryville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
      • Belgique
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Belgique is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
      • McBride
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Point Rest
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
      • Lithium
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
      • Menfro
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Menfro is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menfro
      • Sereno
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Grand Eddy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Grand Eddy is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
      • Saline Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Saline Junction is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Junction
      • Crosstown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Crosstown is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
      • Brewer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Brewer is located in Perry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Giboney
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Giboney is located in Perry County (MO)
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        • Perryville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Seventysix
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
        • Farrar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
        • Friedenberg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Friedenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenberg
        • Starland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Starland is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland
        • Eureka
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Loimbach Landing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Loimbach Landing is located in Perry County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loimbach Landing
  • Sainte Genevieve County
    • County Website:   https://www.stegencounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sainte Genevieve:   Sainte Genevieve (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Hicks
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hicks is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Bourbon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • New Bourbon is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bourbon
      • Quarry Town
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Jude Acres
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Jude Acres is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jude Acres
      • Saint Mary
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <3>
      • Sainte Genevieve
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomure
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Thomure is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomure
      • Mosher
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Mosher is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosher
      • Marlo ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ozora
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zell
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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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- Sparta) 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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