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Nearest Communities to Walshville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Walshville.<1>

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

Walshville is located in Montgomery County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Bond, Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon & Shelby.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 189 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Walshville. Of these communities, 157 are located in counties other than Montgomery 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 Walshville (which is Montgomery 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 Walshville

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

  • Montgomery County   (where Walshville resides)
    • County Website:   https://montgomerycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walshville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walshville.
      • Panama
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Litchfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Taylor Springs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Donnellson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairmont Place
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairmont Place is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Place
      • Island View
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Island View is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
      • Butler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillsboro Heights
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hillsboro Heights is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
      • Stagecoach Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Junction
      • Hillsboro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Schram City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Sunrise Hills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
  • Bond County
    • County Website:   https://bondcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Bond:   Greenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walshville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walshville.
      • Bunje
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Bunje is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunje
      • Sorento
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilmore
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Gilmore is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Elm Point ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Elm Point is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
      • Reno
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Paisley Corners
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
      • Ayers
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ayers is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Old Ripley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Durley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Durley is located in Bond County
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      • Woburn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Woburn is located in Bond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
      • Pocahontas
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Greenville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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        • Stubblefield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Stubblefield is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
        • Smithboro
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Pierron
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Dudleyville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
        • Mulberry Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Mound
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hamburg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamburg is located in Bond County
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        • Hookdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Hookdale is located in Bond County
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        • Beaver Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
        • Tamalco
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tamalco is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalco
        • Keyesport Landing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Keyesport Landing is located in Bond County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport Landing
  • Christian County
  • Clinton County
    • County Website:   https://clintonco.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Clinton:   Carlyle
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walshville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walshville.
      • Jamestown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jamestown is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Fremont ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Fremont is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Saint Rose
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Stolletown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Stolletown is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolletown
      • Marydale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Keyesport
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Harbor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • North Harbor is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harbor
      • Aviston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Harbor Light Bay
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
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      • Panorama Hills
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
  • Fayette County
  • Jersey County
  • Macoupin County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://www.madisoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Edwardsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walshville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walshville.
      • New Douglas
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Binney
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Binney is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney
      • Williamson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Livingston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alhambra
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Castle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Green Castle is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Worden
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grantfork
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kaufman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Kaufman is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
      • Hamel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairietown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Carpenter is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
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        • Barnett
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Barnett is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
        • Holiday Shores
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
        • Maple
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Maple is located in Madison County
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        • Fruit
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Marine
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Midway is located in Madison County
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        • Dorsey
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Graney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Graney is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graney
        • Highland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Gard
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Gard is located in Madison County
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        • Meadowbrook
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
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        • Moro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Sebastopol
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Kuhn Station
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Kuhn Station is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhn Station
        • Saint Jacob
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bethalto
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Edwardsville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Fosterburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
        • Bluff Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Bluff Junction is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Junction
        • Cottage Hills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
        • Leclaire
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Leclaire is located in Madison County
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        • Mont Station
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Mont Station is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Station
        • Ivy Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
        • Kendall Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Kendall Hill is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Hill
        • Oakwood Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Oakwood Heights is located in Madison County
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        • Troy
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Wanda
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Wanda is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
        • Saint Morgan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
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        • Glen Carbon Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Crossing
        • Rosedale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosedale is located in Madison County
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        • Rosewood Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
        • Roxana
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Troy Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Troy Junction is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Junction
        • Wood River
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Woods
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Woods is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
        • Chinatown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Chinatown is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
        • East Alton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Glen Carbon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Poag
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • South Roxana
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • South Roxana is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
        • Wilson Heights
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Wilson Heights is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Heights
        • Formosa Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Formosa Junction is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa Junction
        • Hartford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Lakeview Acres
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakeview Acres is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
        • Maryville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Milton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Milton is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Pleasant Ridge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
        • Sloan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Sloan is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
        • Upper Alton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Upper Alton is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
  • Shelby 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walshville) 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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