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Nearest Communities to Summersville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Summersville.<1>

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

Summersville is located in Jefferson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Franklin, Hamilton, Marion, Perry, Washington & Wayne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 195 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Summersville. Of these communities, 157 are located in counties other than Jefferson 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 Summersville (which is Jefferson 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 Summersville

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

  • Jefferson County   (where Summersville resides)
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Mount Vernon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summersville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summersville.
      • Mount Vernon
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Camp Ground
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
      • Shirley
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Shirley is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Morganville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Morganville is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Webster Hill Estates
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Webster Hill Estates is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Hill Estates
      • Marlow
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Idlewood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bakerville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Bakerville is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
      • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Harmony
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Harmony is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Opdyke
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marcoe
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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        • Drivers
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Drivers is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
        • Bluford
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Texico
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Pigeon ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
        • Markham City
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
        • Divide
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Divide is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
        • Dix
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Bonnie
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Harris Grove ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
        • Woodlawn
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Boyd
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Boyd is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
        • Belle Rive
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Dareville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jefferson City
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
        • Stratton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Stratton is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
        • Spring Garden
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
        • Nason
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • 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>
        • Roaches
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Shields
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Shields is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
        • Ina
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Waltonville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Williamsburg
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Williamsburg is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
        • Cravat
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Cravat is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravat
        • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
        • Scheller
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Emerson City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
  • Clay County
  • Clinton County
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://franklincountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Benton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summersville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summersville.
      • Frisco
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Taylor Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ewing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Whittington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Diana
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Diana is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
      • Benton Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Benton Park is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Park
      • Sesser
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rend City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Rend City is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
      • Meyer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Meyer is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • Akin Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Akin Junction is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Junction
      • Bessie
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Bessie is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
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        • Boothby
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Boothby is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothby
        • Steel City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Valier Patch
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Valier Patch is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier Patch
        • Rust
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Rust is located in Franklin County
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        • West City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • West City is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
        • Valier
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Akin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Groat
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Groat is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groat
        • Hickory Corners
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Hickory Corners is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
        • Buckner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Hanaford
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
        • Smothersville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
        • Coello
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • North City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • North City is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
        • Christopher
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Parrish
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Urbain
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Urbain is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbain
        • Mulkeytown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cleburne
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Cleburne is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleburne
        • Deering City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Deering City is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
        • Orient
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Thompsonville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Ferber
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Ferber is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferber
        • Frankfort
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
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        • Kegley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Kegley is located in Franklin County
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        • Mitchell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Mitchell is located in Franklin County
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        • West Frankfort
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
        • Cambon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Greenville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Greenville is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Plumfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • County Website:   https://www.hamiltoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   McLeansboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summersville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summersville.
      • Dahlgren
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lovilla
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Prairie City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Garrison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Garrison is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Delafield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Delafield is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
      • Piopolis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Macedonia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Flint
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Aden
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Aden is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
      • Diamond City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Blairsville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Blairsville is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
      • McLeansboro
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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        • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
        • West Rural Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • West Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rural Hill
        • Braden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Braden is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
        • Hoodville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
        • Thackeray
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackeray
        • Bungay
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • New London ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • New London is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
        • Rural Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
        • Tuckers Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tuckers Corners is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corners
        • Logansport ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Logansport is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
        • Olga
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Olga is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
        • Nipper Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipper Corner
        • Thurber
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Thurber is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurber
        • Dale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • University
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • University is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
  • Marion County
  • Perry County
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtonco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Nashville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summersville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summersville.
      • Baldwin Heights
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
      • Irvington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Radom
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Richview
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wamac
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Du Bois
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Du Bois is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • DuBois Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • DuBois Center is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois Center
      • Pyramid
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Pyramid is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
      • Noltings
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Noltings is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noltings
      • Alda
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Alda is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Beaucoup
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Beaucoup is located in Washington County
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      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Wayne County
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summersville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summersville.
      • Middleton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Middleton is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Keenes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Keenesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Keenesville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesville
      • Smithville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Smithville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Wayne City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Greathouse Ford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Ford
      • Crisp
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Crisp is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
      • Mayberry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Mayberry is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
      • Orchardville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Orchardville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
      • Sims
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cincinnati
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Cincinnati is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
      • Round Prairie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • White County

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- Summersville) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.