Around Wood River ...
For comparison, Wood River has a population of 10,000 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Wood River, with the nearest first.
- East Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Rosewood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Roxana
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Bethalto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- West Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For more communities neighboring Wood River, please visit our County-by-County Page for Wood River.
Madison County ...
Wood River is located in Madison County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Bond, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Saint Clair, Saint Charles (MO), Saint Louis City (MO) & Saint Louis (MO).
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood River ...
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 Wood River.
Airports Near Wood River ...
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 Wood River and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Wood River.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood River ...
Looking for more information about Wood River? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Wood River. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Wood River, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wood River.
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 Wood River. |
| <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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wood River), 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. |