Nearby Communities
Around West Frankfort ...
For comparison, West Frankfort has a population of 7,700 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from West Frankfort, with the nearest first.
- Deering City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deering City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Orient
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambon is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Freeman Spur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <2>
- Plumfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Stiritz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Johnston City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hanaford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
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- Smothersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Zeigler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Steel City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
For more communities neighboring West Frankfort, please visit our County-by-County Page for West Frankfort.
Franklin County ...
West Frankfort is located in Franklin County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Saline & Williamson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Frankfort ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Frankfort.
Airports Near West Frankfort ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to West Frankfort and that information can be found on the Airports Page for West Frankfort.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Frankfort. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to West Frankfort), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |