Nearest Communities to Vandalia,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Vandalia, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Vandalia:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Vandalia is located in Fayette County and is the County Seat.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Marion, Montgomery & Shelby.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 145 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vandalia. Of these communities, 112 are located in counties other than Fayette 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 Vandalia (which is Fayette 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 Vandalia
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fayette County (where Vandalia resides)
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Bluff City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
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- Vera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Hagarstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shafter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shafter is located in Fayette County
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- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Fayette County
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- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Shobonier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brownstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
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- Bayle City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
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- Augsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Augsburg is located in Fayette County
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- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
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- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Confidence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Confidence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Sefton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sefton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
- Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
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- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pruett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pruett is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
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- Post Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Fayette County
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- Twin Churches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
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- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
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- Dressor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
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- Loogootee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
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- Greenland ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
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- Farina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Holliday
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Bond County
- County Website: https://bondcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Bond: Greenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Mulberry Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Bond County
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- Pleasant Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
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- Woburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woburn is located in Bond County
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- Smithboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Durley is located in Bond County
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- Hookdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
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- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyesport Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keyesport Landing is located in Bond County
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- Tamalco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamalco is located in Bond County
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- Ayers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ayers is located in Bond County
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- Paisley Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
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- Dudleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Bond County
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- Elm Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Point is located in Bond County
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- Beaver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
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- Stubblefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
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- Reno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Bond County
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- Pocahontas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Sorento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bunje
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bunje is located in Bond County
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- Gilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Bond County
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- Pierron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christian County
- County Website: https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Christian: Taylorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Rosamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountyillinois.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Louisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Cruse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cruse is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse
- Iola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oskaloosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Clinton County
- County Website: https://clintonco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Clinton: Carlyle
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Keyesport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
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- North Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Harbor is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harbor
- Panorama Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Harbor Light Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
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- Marydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
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- Shattuc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ferrin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ferrin is located in Clinton County
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- Huey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Clinton County
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- Stolletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stolletown is located in Clinton County
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- Carlyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Effingham County
- County Website: https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Effingham: Effingham
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southmore Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
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- East Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Meadows is located in Effingham County
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- Gilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
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- Moccasin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Beecher City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Freenanton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Freenanton is located in Effingham County
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- Blue Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Keptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keptown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keptown
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Effingham County
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- Mason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Funkhouser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Shumway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Heartville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Madison County
- Marion County
- County Website: https://marioncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Patoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kinmundy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tonti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Brubaker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brubaker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker
- Odin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandoval
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Omega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
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- Selmaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Selmaville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Bannister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Iuka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- County Website: https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Montgomery: Hillsboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Van Burensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Van Burensburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Burensburg
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Coffeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donnellson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Irving
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Panama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Hillsboro Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Schram City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Taylor Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fairmont Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Place
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nokomis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Ohlman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walshville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vandalia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vandalia.
- Hanson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hanson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Herrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oconee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Hill
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Milne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milne is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milne
- Westminster ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Fancher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
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- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Mode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Tower Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
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- Vandalia) 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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