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Nearest Communities to West Point,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

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

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

West Point is located in Hancock County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Lee (IA), Adams, Henderson, McDonough, Schuyler, Clark (MO) & Lewis (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 181 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of West Point. Of these communities, 142 are located in counties other than Hancock 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 West Point (which is Hancock 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 West Point

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

  • Hancock County   (where West Point resides)
    • County Website:   https://hancockcounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Carthage
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Point   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Point.
      • Stillwell
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Stillwell is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Chili
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Denver
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Denver is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Basco
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Breckenridge
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Breckenridge is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Bowen
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bentley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Bentley is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
      • Elderville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Elderville is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
      • Sutter
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Tioga
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Tioga is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Elvaston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Carthage
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Middle Creek
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Middle Creek is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
        • Augusta
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Pulaski
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Pulaski is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
        • McCall
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • McCall is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
        • Hamilton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Plymouth
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Ferris
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Saint Mary
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Mary is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
        • Warsaw
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Burnside
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Webster
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Webster is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Adrian
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Fountain Green
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Joetta
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Sonora ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Sonora is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Powellton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Powellton is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
        • La Crosse
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • La Crosse is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
        • Colusa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Nauvoo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Quashquema ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Quashquema is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quashquema
        • Durham
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Durham is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
        • Niota
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Old Niota
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Old Niota is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Niota
        • Pontoosuc
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
        • La Harpe
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Dallas City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Disco
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://www.adamscountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Quincy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Point   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Point.
      • Woodville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Woodville is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Loraine
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Chatton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Chatton is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatton
      • Lima
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • La Prairie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mendon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Marcelline
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Coatsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ursa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Paloma
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Blacks
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (39 more) ...
        • Camp Point
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bloomfield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Bloomfield is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Fowler
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Columbus
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Columbus is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
        • Meyer
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Rock Creek
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Rock Creek is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
        • Clayton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ewbanks
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Country Meadows
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Country Meadows is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Meadows
        • North Quincy
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • North Quincy is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Quincy
        • Northbrook
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Northbrook is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
        • Cheshire Hills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Cheshire Hills is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Hills
        • Hickory Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Hickory Grove is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
        • Northridge
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Northridge is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
        • Burton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Glendale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Glendale is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Holiday Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Holiday Hills is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
        • Meadowbrook
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Meadowbrook is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
        • Lincoln Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lincoln Hills is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
        • Quincy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodlawn Court
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodlawn Court is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Court
        • Hillside Manor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Hillside Manor is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Manor
        • Calftown ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Calftown is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calftown
        • Melrose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Melrose is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
        • Adams
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Liberty
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Kellerville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cherry Lane Estates
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cherry Lane Estates is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane Estates
        • Grandview Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Grandview Acres is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Acres
        • South Crest
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • South Crest is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crest
        • South Park Terrace
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • South Park Terrace is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Terrace
        • Southern View
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Southern View is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
        • Sunnybrook Meadows
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunnybrook Meadows is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Meadows
        • Sheridan Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Sheridan Estates is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Estates
        • Spring Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Spring Valley is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
        • Marblehead
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Payson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Richfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Richfield is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
        • Chestline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Chestline is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestline
  • Brown County
  • Henderson County
  • McDonough County
  • Schuyler County
    • County Website:   https://www.schuylercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Schuyler:   Rushville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Point   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Point.
      • Huntsville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Birmingham
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Birmingham is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Mindale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Mindale is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
      • Brooklyn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Brooklyn is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Camden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wayland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Erwin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Erwin is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Scotts Mill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Scotts Mill is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
      • Hale Ridge ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Hale Ridge is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Ridge
      • Littleton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • County Website:   https://www.leecounty.org/
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Point   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Point.
      • Keokuk
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Sandusky
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Galland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mooar
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Mooar is located in Lee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooar
      • Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Summitville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Summitville is located in Lee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
      • Bluff Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bluff Park is located in Lee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Park
      • Montrose
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Clare
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Mount Clare is located in Lee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Bricker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Bricker is located in Lee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker
      • Vincennes
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://clarkcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Kahoka (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Point   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Point.
      • Alexandria
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregory Landing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Gregory Landing is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
      • Winchester
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Winchester is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Wayland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Saint Patrick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Francisville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Antioch
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Antioch is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Clark City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
      • Waterloo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Waterloo is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Dumas
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Revere
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kahoka
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
      • Union
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Union is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Lewis County
    • County Website:   https://lewiscountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Lewis:   Monticello (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Point   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Point.
      • Santuzza
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Santuzza is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuzza
      • Canton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tully
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tully is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • La Grange
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Laura
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Laura is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
      • Benjamin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Benjamin is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
      • Derrahs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Derrahs is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
      • Durgen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Durgen is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgen
      • Dover
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Dover is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Ten Mile
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ten Mile is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
      • Weber
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sellers
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
        • Monticello
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
        • Gilead
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Maywood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Point) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.