Nearest Communities to Tennessee,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Tennessee, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Tennessee:
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 from Tennessee.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Tennessee is located in McDonough County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McDonough County: Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Schuyler & Warren.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 152 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Tennessee. Of these communities, 125 are located in counties other than McDonough 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 Tennessee (which is McDonough 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 Tennessee
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- McDonough County (where Tennessee resides)
- County Website: http://mcg.mcdonough.il.us/
- County Seat for McDonough: Macomb
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- Nearest Communities to Tennessee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Colchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ragtown is located in McDonough County
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- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
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- Fandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fandon is located in McDonough County
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- Colmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
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- Lamone Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
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- Little Ireland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Ireland is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ireland
- Spring Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
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- Blandinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sciota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
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- Industry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
- Bardolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewardsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewardsville is located in McDonough County
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- Scottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
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- Adair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shoo Fly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
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- New Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
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- Bushnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County
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- Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Adams County
- County Website: https://www.adamscountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Adams: Quincy
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Chatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chatton is located in Adams County
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- La Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Adams County
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- Blacks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
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- Loraine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camp Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.browncoil.org/
- County Seat for Brown: Mount Sterling
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tennessee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Damon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Damon is located in Brown County
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- Mound Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fargo is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fulton County
- County Website: https://fultoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Fulton: Lewistown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tennessee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Table Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manley is located in Fulton County
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- Checkrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Checkrow is located in Fulton County
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- Poverty Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poverty Ridge is located in Fulton County
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- Seville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seville is located in Fulton County
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- Bernadotte ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
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- Ipava
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil is located in Fulton County
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- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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- Whites Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whites Ferry is located in Fulton County
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- Babylon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Babylon is located in Fulton County
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- Astoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Fulton County
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- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Fulton County
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- Howard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Fulton County
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- Summum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summum is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Hancock County
- County Website: https://hancockcounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Hancock: Carthage
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tennessee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Joetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
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- Saint Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary is located in Hancock County
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- Fountain Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
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- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Hancock County
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- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Hancock County
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- La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse is located in Hancock County
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- La Harpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
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- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Hancock County
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- Bentley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
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- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Disco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
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- Bowen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Basco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McCall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McCall is located in Hancock County
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- Colusa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chili
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
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- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Elvaston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Hancock County
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- Dallas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoosuc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Elderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elderville is located in Hancock County
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- Powellton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
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- Breckenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Hancock County
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- Niota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sonora ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Hancock County
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- Old Niota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Niota is located in Hancock County
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- Sutter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
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- Tioga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga is located in Hancock County
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- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Quashquema ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Quashquema is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quashquema
- Henderson County
- County Seat for Henderson: Oquawka
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Raritan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Terre Haute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Decorra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Decorra is located in Henderson County
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- Iowa Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
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- Lomax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stronghurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Media
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Media is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Carman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Banks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Banks is located in Henderson County
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- Olena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olena is located in Henderson County
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- Hopper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hopper is located in Henderson County
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- Heapsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heapsville is located in Henderson County
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- Silver Lake ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Henderson County
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- Carthage Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage Lake is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Lake
- Biggsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lone Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree is located in Henderson County
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- Gulf Port
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Schuyler County
- County Website: https://www.schuylercounty.org/
- County Seat for Schuyler: Rushville
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Schuyler County
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- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Schuyler County
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- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
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- Littleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mindale is located in Schuyler County
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- Hale Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Ridge is located in Schuyler County
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- Erwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Erwin is located in Schuyler County
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- Oakland Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Center is located in Schuyler County
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- Scotts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scotts Mill is located in Schuyler County
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- Ray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Schuyler County
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- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Schuyler County
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- Bader
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
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- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Schuyler County
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- Warren County
- County Website: https://warrencountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Warren: Monmouth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tennessee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Swan Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Warren County
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- Youngstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
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- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster is located in Warren County
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- Ellison ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ellison is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Smithshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Warren County
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- Larchland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Larchland is located in Warren County
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- Ponemah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ponemah is located in Warren County
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- Des Moines County
- County Website: https://www.desmoinescounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Des Moines: Burlington (IA)
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tennessee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Kemper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
- Patterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
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- Skunk River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skunk River is located in Des Moines County (IA)
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- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County
- County Website: https://www.leecounty.org/
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tennessee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tennessee.
- Wever
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Keokuk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Fort Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff Park is located in Lee County (IA)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tennessee) 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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