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Nearest Communities to Clarence,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.<1>

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

Clarence is located in Shelby County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe & Randolph.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 145 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clarence. Of these communities, 121 are located in counties other than Shelby 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 Clarence (which is Shelby 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 Clarence

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

  • Shelby County   (where Clarence resides)
    • County Website:   https://shelbycountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarence   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarence.
      • Lentner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hagers Grove
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagers Grove
      • Enterprise
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kellerville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Kellerville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
      • Maud
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Maud is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Walkersville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Walkersville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
      • Lakeland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Kirby
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leonard
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Shelbina
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Shelbyville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Box
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Epworth
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Epworth is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
        • Bethel
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Hebron
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Hebron is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
        • Mamre
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Mamre is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre
        • Lakenan
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Oakdale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Oakdale is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
        • Kendall
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Burksville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Burksville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
        • Elgin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Elgin is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
        • Emden
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Emden is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
        • Hunnewell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Sigsbee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Sigsbee is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
  • Adair County
  • Audrain County
  • Chariton County
    • County Website:   https://www.charitonco.com/
    • County Seat for Chariton:   Keytesville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarence   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarence.
      • Lagonda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Lagonda is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
      • Bynumville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Bynumville is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
      • Wien
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Wien is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
      • Prairie Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://www.knoxcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Edina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarence   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarence.
      • Goodland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Goodland is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
      • Novelty
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Plevna
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Plevna is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Locust Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Locust Hill is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
      • Hedge City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Newark
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hurdland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Hurdland is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Edina
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Milltown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Milltown is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Jeddo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Knox City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
  • Macon County
    • County Website:   https://www.maconcountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Macon:   Macon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarence   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarence.
      • Anabel
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Anabel is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
      • Longville ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Longville is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Ten Mile
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Ten Mile is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
      • Redman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Redman is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
      • Cox
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cox is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
      • Woodville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
      • Kellogg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Kellogg is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Macon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Nickellton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Nickellton is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
      • Axtell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Axtell is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Lyda ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lyda is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyda
      • Continue List   (36 more) ...
        • Snow ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Snow is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
        • Economy
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Excello
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Atlanta
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Chariton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Chariton is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
        • Sue City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Sue City is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
        • Ardmore
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Binkley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Binkley is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binkley
        • Bevier
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Bloomington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Number Eight
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Number Eight is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Eight
        • Keota
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Keota is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
        • Seney
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Seney is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
        • College Mound
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • College Mound is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
        • Love Lake
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Callao
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Barnesville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Plainview
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Plainview is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Cash
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Cash is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
        • Barryville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Barryville is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville
        • Cottage
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Cottage is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
        • La Plata
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Kaseyville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Kern
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Kern is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern
        • Hammack
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Hammack is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack
        • Cardy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Cardy is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardy
        • Elmer
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Mercyville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Mercyville is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercyville
        • New Cambria
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Ethel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Gifford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gifford is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
        • South Gifford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Walnut
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Walnut is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
        • Heuer
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Heuer is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuer
        • Lingo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Hart
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • County Website:   https://marioncountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Marion:   Palmyra
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarence   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarence.
      • Bellville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Bellville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Heather
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Heather is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
      • Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
      • Sharpsburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Sharpsburg is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Warren
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Warren is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Newmarket
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Newmarket is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
      • Nelsonville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Benbow
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Benbow is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
  • Monroe County
  • Randolph County
    • County Website:   https://randolphcounty-mo.com/
    • County Seat for Randolph:   Huntsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarence   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarence.
      • Levick Mill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Levick Mill is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levick Mill
      • Jacksonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cairo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Milton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Milton is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Darksville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Moberly
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kimberly
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Kimberly is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Urbandale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Urbandale is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Hubbard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hubbard is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Fort Henry
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Fort Henry is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Henry
      • Huntsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Renick
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Renick is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
        • Randolph Springs
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
        • Harkes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Harkes is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkes
        • Clifton Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarence) 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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