Nearest Communities to Vernon,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Vernon, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Vernon:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Vernon.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Vernon is located in Marion County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Clay, Clinton, Fayette, Jefferson, Washington & Wayne.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 151 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vernon. Of these communities, 127 are located in counties other than Marion 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 Vernon (which is Marion 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 Vernon
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Marion County (where Vernon resides)
- County Website: https://marioncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Patoka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Fairman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tonti
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Odin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kinmundy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandoval
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brubaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brubaker is located in Marion County
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- Selmaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Selmaville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Omega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Marion County
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- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bannister
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Hubbard Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Woods
- Cartter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
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- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Foxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Kell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Union Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Hickory Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Helm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helm is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Bond County
- County Website: https://bondcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Bond: Greenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Keyesport Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keyesport Landing is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport Landing
- Pleasant Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Tamalco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tamalco is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalco
- Mulberry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hookdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Smithboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Durley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durley
- Woburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woburn is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
- Dudleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dudleyville is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stubblefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
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- Ayers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Bond County
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- Paisley Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
- Pocahontas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elm Point ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Point is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Old Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Pierron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sorento
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bunje
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunje is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunje
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountyillinois.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Louisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cruse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cruse is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse
- Oskaloosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Iola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Xenia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riffle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Kenner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Clinton County
- County Website: https://clintonco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Clinton: Carlyle
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Keyesport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Light Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
- North Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Harbor is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harbor
- Panorama Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Shattuc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ferrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrin is located in Clinton County
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- Marydale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Huey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carlyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stolletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stolletown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolletown
- Beckemeyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Posey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
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- Royal Lake Resort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Lake Resort is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lake Resort
- Fremont ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Snearlyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snearlyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snearlyville
- Breese
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Bartelso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aviston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Effingham County
- County Website: https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Effingham: Effingham
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Gilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Southmore Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmore Heights
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- East Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Meadows is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Meadows
- Mason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
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- Freenanton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freenanton is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freenanton
- Keptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keptown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keptown
- Moccasin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Fayette County
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Shobonier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Augsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Wilberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Hagarstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Confidence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Saint Peter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loogootee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Jimtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Shafter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shafter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Avena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Saint James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Farina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sefton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sefton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Clede
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Pruett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pruett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett
- Bayle City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Post Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Ramsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twin Churches
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
- Magnolia Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
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- Dressor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
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- Wrights Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corner
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Mount Vernon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Cravat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cravat is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravat
- Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Texico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Divide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Jefferson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Idlewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Shields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- County Website: https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Montgomery: Hillsboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Van Burensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Burensburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Burensburg
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Coffeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donnellson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Panama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Hanson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Herrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtonco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Nashville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon.
- Wamac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Noltings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Noltings is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noltings
- Alda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
- Baldwin Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoyleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huegely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huegely is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huegely
- New Minden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Wayne County
- County Seat for Wayne: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vernon ...
- Zenith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zenith is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
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- Vernon) 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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