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Nearest Communities to Walker,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Walker, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Walker:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Walker.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Walker is located in Macon County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Christian, De Witt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon & Shelby.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 160 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Walker. Of these communities, 128 are located in counties other than Macon 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 Walker (which is Macon 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 Walker
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Macon County (where Walker resides)
- County Website: https://maconcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Macon: Decatur
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Macon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Macon County
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- Bulldog Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulldog Crossing
- Hervey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
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- Harristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wyckles Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wyckles Corners is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles Corners
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Longview Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longview Place is located in Macon County
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- Wyckles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
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- Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Prairie Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
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- Casner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casner is located in Macon County
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- Niantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bearsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
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- Larkdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
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- Faries Park ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faries Park is located in Macon County
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- Sangamon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
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- Forsyth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Macon County
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- Heman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Heman is located in Macon County
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- Oreana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Emery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Emery is located in Macon County
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- Argenta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Macon County
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- Maroa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Christian County
- County Website: https://www.christiancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Christian: Taylorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Radford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Radford is located in Christian County
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- Old Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Stonington is located in Christian County
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- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Christian County
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- Sandersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
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- Osbernville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osbernville is located in Christian County
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- Stonington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willeys is located in Christian County
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- Mount Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunkel is located in Christian County
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- Hewittville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hewittville is located in Christian County
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- Grove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
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- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Owaneco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Christian County
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- Millersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
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- Taylorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
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- Sharpsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
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- Pana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Langleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
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- Blueville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blueville is located in Christian County
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- Edinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbellsburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Campbellsburg is located in Christian County
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- Roby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roby is located in Christian County
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- Rosamond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jeisyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Kincaid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
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- Vanderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderville is located in Christian County
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- Bulpitt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tovey Humphrey Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tovey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sicily
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sicily is located in Christian County
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- Ellis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Christian County
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- Morrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zenobia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
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- Coles County
- County Website: https://www.colesco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Coles: Charleston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- Fuller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- De Witt County
- County Website: https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for De Witt: Clinton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Rowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
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- Ospur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ospur is located in De Witt County
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- Kenney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tunbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tunbridge is located in De Witt County
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- Douglas County
- Logan County
- County Website: https://logancountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Logan: Lincoln
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Latham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Narita
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Narita is located in Logan County
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- Chestnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cornland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bakerville is located in Logan County
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- Montgomery County
- County Website: https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Montgomery: Hillsboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Ohlman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Nokomis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moultrie County
- County Website: http://moultriecountyil.com/
- County Seat for Moultrie: Sullivan
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Dalton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
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- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
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- Ullrich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
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- Kirksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Moultrie County
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- Cushman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
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- Lovington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chipps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chipps is located in Moultrie County
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- Lanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lanton is located in Moultrie County
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- Williamsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
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- Bruce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
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- Cadwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
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- Fairbanks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
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- Allenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Coles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Piatt County
- County Website: https://piatt.gov/
- County Seat for Piatt: Monticello
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- La Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lintner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
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- Cerro Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milmine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pierson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pierson is located in Piatt County
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- Bodmann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bodmann is located in Piatt County
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- Voorhies
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
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- Cisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bement
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mackville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Amenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amenia is located in Piatt County
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- Atwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sangamon County
- County Website: https://sangamonil.gov/
- County Seat for Sangamon: Springfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Illiopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Sangamon County
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- Saunders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saunders is located in Sangamon County
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- Lanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
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- Buckhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buckhart is located in Sangamon County
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- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
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- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Sangamon County
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- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Hart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
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- New City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
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- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
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- Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keys is located in Sangamon County
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- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Moweaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleak is located in Shelby County
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- Obed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Obed is located in Shelby County
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- Yantisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
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- Todds Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
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- Henton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Henton is located in Shelby County
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- Westervelt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westervelt is located in Shelby County
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- Dollville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dollville is located in Shelby County
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- Duvall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Shelby County
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- Findlay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rennerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rennerville is located in Shelby County
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- Tower Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Westminster ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Shelby County
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- Shelbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia is located in Shelby County
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- Middlesworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
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- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
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- Williamsburg Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Hill is located in Shelby County
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- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Shelby County
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- Oconee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
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- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milne is located in Shelby County
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- Fancher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
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- South Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Strasburg is located in Shelby County
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- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Walker) 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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