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Nearest Communities to Woodford,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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


Woodford is located in Woodford County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Woodford County: La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Peoria & Tazewell.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 189 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Woodford. Of these communities, 165 are located in counties other than Woodford 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 Woodford (which is Woodford 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 Woodford

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

  • Woodford County   (where Woodford resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.woodford-county.org/
    • County Seat for Woodford:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodford.
      • Minonk
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Spires
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Spires is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spires
      • Panola
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Benson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • El Paso
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Secor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roanoke
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Kappa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bowling Green ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
      • Washburn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eureka
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cazenovia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Cazenovia is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Low Point
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Low Point is located in Woodford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
        • Cruger
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Cruger is located in Woodford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
        • Congerville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mackinaw Dells
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Mackinaw Dells is located in Woodford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw Dells
        • Metamora
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Farmsville ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Farmsville is located in Woodford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
        • Goodfield
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hickory Point
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Hickory Point is located in Woodford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
        • Oak Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Oak Ridge is located in Woodford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
        • Germantown Hills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Bay View Gardens
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
        • Spring Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • La Salle County
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodford.
      • Dana
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Dana is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <3>
      • Rutland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Leeds
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Garfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Garfield is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Lostant
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Milla
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Milla is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milla
      • Altmar
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Altmar is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Priscilla ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Streator
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kangley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Wilsman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
      • Delbert Egan Housing Project
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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        • Evans Heights Housing Project
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Leonore
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sandy Ford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
        • Tonica
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Kernan
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Richards
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Richards is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
        • Farm Ridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
        • Ticona
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Ticona is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
        • Otter ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Otter is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
        • Lowell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Lowell is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • Grand Ridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Vermilionville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Bailey Falls ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Bailey Falls is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Falls
        • Cedar Point
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Ransom
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Deer Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Livingston County
    • County Website:   https://www.livingstoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Livingston:   Pontiac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodford.
      • Flanagan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Waldo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Waldo is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Graymont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Long Point
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ancona
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rooks Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
      • Reading
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Reading is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Ocoya
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
      • Cornell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Rowe is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
      • Munster
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Coalville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Manville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Manville is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
        • Vermilion City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
        • Pontiac
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <3>
        • Carriage Lane Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Carriage Lane Estates is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Lane Estates
        • New Michigan ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • New Michigan is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
        • Smithdale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
        • South Streator
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • South Streator is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Streator
        • Missal
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • McDowell
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Cayuga
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Lodemia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
        • Blackstone
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Champlin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Champlin is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
        • Avoca ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Swygert
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Katy Did
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Katy Did is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
        • Fairbury
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Budd
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Rugby
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Rugby is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
        • Adams ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Adams is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Odell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Nevada
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Nevada is located in Livingston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
        • Eylar
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Marshall County
    • County Website:   https://marshallcountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Lacon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodford.
      • Pattonsburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pattonsburg is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsburg
      • Toluca
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Evans ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wenona
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Custer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Custer is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • La Rose
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Varna
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilbern
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilbern is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbern
      • Porterfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Porterfield is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
      • Lacon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lacon is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <3>
      • Hopewell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
      • Sparland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Henry
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McLean County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Bloomington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodford.
      • Enright
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Enright is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enright
      • Gridley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadows
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Clarksville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Clarksville is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Chenoa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lexington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Ridge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Timber Ridge is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Kerrick
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Kerrick is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
      • Towanda
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Yuton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (30 more) ...
        • Pleasant Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Weston
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Cardinal Court
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Cardinal Court is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Court
        • Greenbriar
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Greenbriar is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
        • Danvers
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Danvers is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
          • Danvers has also been known as:
          • Danver
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <3>
        • Eagle Ridge
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
        • Hedgewood
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Hedgewood is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
        • Normal
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • North Pointe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • North Pointe is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pointe
        • Woodruff
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodruff is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
        • Barnes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Barnes is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
        • Hawthorne Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Hawthorne Hills is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Hills
        • Twin Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Twin Grove is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
        • Bloomington Heights
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Heights
        • Bloomington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Fletcher
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Fletcher is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Merna
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Colonial Meadows
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Colonial Meadows is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Meadows
        • Cooksville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Brokaw
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Brokaw is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
        • Covell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Covell is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covell
        • Bentown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bentown is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentown
        • Colfax
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hendrix
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Hendrix is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
        • Holder
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Holder is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
        • Burns
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Burns is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Shamrock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Shamrock is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Shirley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Stanford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Padua
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Padua is located in McLean County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
  • Peoria County
  • Putnam County
  • Tazewell County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodford) 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.