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Nearest Communities to Summum,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Summum.<1>

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

Summum is located in Fulton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 170 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Summum. Of these communities, 112 are located in counties other than Fulton 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 Summum (which is Fulton 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 Summum

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

  • Fulton County   (where Summum resides)
    • County Website:   https://fultoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Fulton:   Lewistown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summum   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summum.
      • Beaty
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Beaty is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
      • Leesburg
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
      • Howard
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Howard is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Otto ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Otto is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Marbletown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Astoria
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Enion
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Enion is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enion
      • Duncan Mills
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Duncan Mills is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mills
      • Ipava
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vermont
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bernadotte ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
      • Sepo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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        • Waterford ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Waterford is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
        • Lewistown
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Table Grove
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Depler Springs
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Depler Springs is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depler Springs
        • Poverty Ridge
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Poverty Ridge is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Ridge
        • Smithfield
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Keeler ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Keeler is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
        • Seville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Seville is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
        • Little America
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Little America is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
        • Cuba
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Bryant
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Liverpool
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Marietta
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Maples Mill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Maples Mill is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Mill
        • Buckeye
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Buckeye is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Whites Ferry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Whites Ferry is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Ferry
        • Fulton Center ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Fulton Center is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Center
        • Civer ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Civer is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civer
        • Saint David
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Blyton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Checkrow
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Fiatt
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Dunfermline
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Babylon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Bybee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Manley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Manley is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
        • Canton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Westview Acres
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Westview Acres is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Acres
        • Ellisville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • East Lawndale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • East Lawndale is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawndale
        • Prospect Heights Addition
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Village Square
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Village Square is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
        • Fairview
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Virgil ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Virgil is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
        • Banner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Monterey
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Monterey is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Rawalts
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Rawalts is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawalts
        • Breeds
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Brereton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Norris
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Avon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Midway ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Midway is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
        • Troy ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Troy is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Gilchrist
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Gilchrist is located in Fulton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
        • London Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Brown County
  • Cass County
  • Mason County
    • County Website:   https://masoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Mason:   Havana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summum   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summum.
      • Bath
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Matanzas Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Matanzas Beach is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matanzas Beach
      • Matanzas
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Matanzas is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matanzas
      • Moscow ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Moscow is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Lakewood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Lakewood is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Snicarte
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Havana
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chautauqua Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Chautauqua Park is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Park
      • Kelsey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Kelsey is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
      • Quiver Beach
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
      • Long Branch
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Saidora
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Saidora is located in Mason County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saidora
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        • Baldwin Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Baldwin Beach is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Beach
        • Conover
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Conover is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
        • White City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • White City is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • Wolf Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Wolf Lake is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
        • Eckard
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Eckard is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckard
        • Peterville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Peterville is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterville
        • Buzzville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kilbourne
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Poplar City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Topeka
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Biggs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Biggs is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
        • Goofy Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bishop
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Bishop is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
        • Easton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Forest City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Forest City is located in Mason County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
        • Teheran
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Union
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Manito
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonough County
    • County Website:   http://mcg.mcdonough.il.us/
    • County Seat for McDonough:   Macomb
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summum   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summum.
      • Shoo Fly
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoo Fly
      • Adair
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennington Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
      • Stewardsville ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Stewardsville is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardsville
      • Industry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Philadelphia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • Doddsville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bardolph
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bushnell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • East Village
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • East Village is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • Macomb
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Macomb is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <3>
      • Scottsburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
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        • University Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • University Village is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
        • Prairie City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
        • Lamone Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
        • Fandon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Fandon is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fandon
        • Good Hope
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Little Ireland ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Little Ireland is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ireland
        • Walnut Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Colchester
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Ragtown ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Ragtown is located in McDonough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
        • Tennessee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Menard County
    • County Website:   https://menardcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Menard:   Petersburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summum   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summum.
      • Bobtown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bobtown is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
      • Oakford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Atterberry
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Atterberry is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
      • Hilltop
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hilltop is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hill Top
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hill Top is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
      • Petersburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tallula
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtis
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Curtis is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • New Salem ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • New Salem is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • Old Salem Chautauqua
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Salem Chautauqua is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Chautauqua
  • Morgan County
  • Schuyler County
    • County Website:   https://www.schuylercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Schuyler:   Rushville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Summum   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Summum.
      • Bluff City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheldons Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Sheldons Grove is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldons Grove
      • Bader
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Browning
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ray
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ray is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Oakland Center
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Oakland Center is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Center
      • Frederick
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant View is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Rushville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Littleton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hale Ridge ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Hale Ridge is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Ridge
      • Briggs Landing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Briggs Landing is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Landing
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Sugar Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Sugar Grove is located in Schuyler County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
        • Wayland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Erwin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Erwin is located in Schuyler County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
        • Scotts Mill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Scotts Mill is located in Schuyler County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
        • Brooklyn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Brooklyn is located in Schuyler County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
        • Camden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Birmingham
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Birmingham is located in Schuyler County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Tazewell 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summum) 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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