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Nearest Communities to Springerton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest 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 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 west 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 starting from Springerton.<1>

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


Springerton is located in White County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 211 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Springerton. Of these communities, 181 are located in counties other than White 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 Springerton (which is White 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 Springerton

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

  • White County   (where Springerton resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.whitecounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for White:   Carmi
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springerton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springerton.
      • Springer Station
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Springer Station is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
      • McIntosh Settlement ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • McIntosh Settlement is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Settlement
      • Mill Shoals
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Enfield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Burnt Prairie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bingman Station
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Bingman Station is located in White County
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      • Centerville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Centerville is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Sacramento
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Sacramento is located in White County
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      • Brownsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Brownsville is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Carmi
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Milan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Milan is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Stokes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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        • Norris City
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Crossville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Epworth
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Epworth is located in White County
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        • Iron
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Iron is located in White County
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        • Garnerville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Garnerville is located in White County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnerville
        • Harper ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Harper is located in White County
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        • Gossett
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Gossett is located in White County
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        • Middlepoint
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Middlepoint is located in White County
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        • Roland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Roland is located in White County
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        • Elm Grove ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Elm Grove is located in White County
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        • Herald
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Calvin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Phillipstown
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Phillipstown is located in White County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
        • Brownsport ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Brownsport is located in White County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsport
        • Emma
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Maunie
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Grayville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Rising Sun
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Rising Sun is located in White County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Edwards County
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://franklincountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Benton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springerton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springerton.
      • Diana
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Diana is located in Franklin County
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      • Frisco
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Taylor Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Akin Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Akin Junction is located in Franklin County
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      • Akin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rust
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Rust is located in Franklin County
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      • Boothby
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Boothby is located in Franklin County
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      • Bessie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bessie is located in Franklin County
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      • Ewing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ferber
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Ferber is located in Franklin County
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      • Kegley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Kegley is located in Franklin County
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      • Thompsonville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
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        • Locust Grove ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
        • Parrish
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Hanaford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
        • Smothersville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
        • Whittington
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gallatin County
  • Hamilton County
    • County Website:   https://www.hamiltoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   McLeansboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springerton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springerton.
      • Bungay
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • New London ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • New London is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Logansport ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Logansport is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
      • Thackeray
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
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      • Blairsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Blairsville is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
      • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
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      • Aden
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Aden is located in Hamilton County
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      • Thurber
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Thurber is located in Hamilton County
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      • Jamestown ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jamestown is located in Hamilton County
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      • Garrison
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Garrison is located in Hamilton County
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      • McLeansboro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nipper Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton County
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        • Belle Prairie City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
        • Piopolis
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Diamond City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
        • Hoodville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
        • Delafield
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Delafield is located in Hamilton County
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        • Dale
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Flint
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Broughton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Olga
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Olga is located in Hamilton County
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        • Dahlgren
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Lovilla
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Rectorville ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Rectorville is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
        • Tuckers Corners
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Tuckers Corners is located in Hamilton County
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        • Braden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Braden is located in Hamilton County
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        • Walpole
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Macedonia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • University
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • University is located in Hamilton County
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        • Rural Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
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        • West Rural Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • West Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
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  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Mount Vernon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springerton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springerton.
      • Belle Rive
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Markham City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
      • Bluford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Harris Grove ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
      • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
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      • Opdyke
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Marlow
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pigeon ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Stratton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Stratton is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Shields
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Shields is located in Jefferson County
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      • Shirley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Shirley is located in Jefferson County
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      • Spring Garden
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
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        • Camp Ground
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
        • Harmony
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Harmony is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
        • Bakerville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Bakerville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
        • Ina
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Summersville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Bonnie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Morganville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Morganville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • Marion County
  • Richland County
  • Saline County
  • Wabash County
    • County Seat for Wabash:   Mount Carmel
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springerton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springerton.
      • Cowling
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Cowling is located in Wabash County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowling
      • New Hope ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • New Hope is located in Wabash County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Bellmont
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Logansburgh ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Logansburgh is located in Wabash County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansburgh
      • Keensburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maud
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Maud is located in Wabash County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Rochester
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rochester is located in Wabash County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Wayne County
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springerton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springerton.
      • Barnhill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hubbard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Hubbard is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Mayberry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Mayberry is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
      • Boyleston
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fairfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Merriam
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Merriam is located in Wayne County
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      • Campbell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Campbell is located in Wayne County
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      • Klines Corner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Klines Corner is located in Wayne County
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      • Golden Gate
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Scottsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Scottsville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Smithville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Smithville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Sims
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Toms Prairie
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Toms Prairie is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Prairie
        • Covington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Covington is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
        • Cincinnati
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Cincinnati is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
        • Wayne City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Geff
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jeffersonville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Middleton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Middleton is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
        • New Massillon ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • New Massillon is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Massillon
        • Keenes
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Round Prairie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
        • Crisp
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Crisp is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
        • Keenesville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Keenesville is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesville
        • Cisne
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Enterprise
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Mount Erie
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Greathouse Ford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Ford
        • Johnsonville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Blue Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Blue Point is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
        • Rinard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Orchardville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Orchardville is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
        • Zenith
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Zenith is located in Wayne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
  • Williamson County
  • Gibson County
    • County Website:   https://gibsoncounty-in.gov/
    • County Seat for Gibson:   Princeton (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springerton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springerton.
      • Jimtown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jimtown is located in Gibson County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Crawleyville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Crawleyville is located in Gibson County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleyville
      • Hickory Ridge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
      • Egg Harbor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Egg Harbor is located in Gibson County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
  • Posey County

Footnotes ...

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