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Nearest Communities to Florida,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Florida is located in Monroe County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Florida. Of these communities, 117 are located in counties other than Monroe 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 Florida (which is Monroe 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 Florida

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

  • Monroe County   (where Florida resides)
  • Audrain County
    • County Website:   https://www.audraincounty.org/
    • County Seat for Audrain:   Mexico
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Florida   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Florida.
      • Molino
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Molino is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
      • Worcester ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Worcester is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
      • Bassinger Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bassinger Corner is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassinger Corner
      • Hollensville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Hollensville is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollensville
      • Farber
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Laddonia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowena
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Rowena is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Skinner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Skinner is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
      • Rush Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Vandalia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mexico
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Vandiver
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Tulip
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Scotts Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Scotts Corner is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
        • Rices Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Rices Corner is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Corner
        • Saling ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Thompson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Thompson is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Benton City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Benton City is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
        • Culiver
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Culiver is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culiver
        • Champ
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Champ is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
        • Martinsburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Ortiz ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Ortiz is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
        • Larrabee
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
  • Boone County
  • Callaway County
  • Macon County
  • 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 Florida   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Florida.
      • Sharpsburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Sharpsburg is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Ely
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ely is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
      • Newmarket
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Newmarket is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
      • Bellville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Bellville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Warren
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Warren is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • West Ely
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • West Ely is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely
      • Woodland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodland is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Slees Mills
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Slees Mills is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
      • Barkley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Barkley is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley
      • White Bear
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • White Bear is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear
      • Withers Mill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Withers Mill is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Mill
      • Heather
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Heather is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Little Union
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Little Union is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union
        • Philadelphia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
        • Mount Zion Community
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Mount Zion Community is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion Community
        • Oakwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Uva
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Uva is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uva
        • Dodge City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Dodge City is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
        • Palmyra
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Hannibal
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
        • Emerson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Emerson is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
        • Cave City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Cave City is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
        • Helton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lamb
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Lamb is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
        • Mungers
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Mungers is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers
        • Smileyville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Smileyville is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
        • Benbow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Benbow is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
        • Nelsonville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Huiskamp
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Huiskamp is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huiskamp
        • North River
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • North River is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
        • South River
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • South River is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
        • Hester
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Hester is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
        • Naomi
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Naomi is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Pike County
    • County Website:   https://pikecountymo.net/
    • County Seat for Pike:   Bowling Green
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Florida   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Florida.
      • Spencerburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Spencerburg is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerburg
      • Frankford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Prankford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Prankford is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prankford
      • Curryville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Curryville is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • New Harmony
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Estes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Estes is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
      • Gazette
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gazette is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
      • McCune
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • McCune is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
      • Farmer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Farmer is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Ralls County
    • County Website:   http://www.rallscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Ralls:   New London
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Florida   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Florida.
      • Greenlawn
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Joanna
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Joanna is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
      • Perry
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Landing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Landing is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
      • Cincinnati
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Cincinnati is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
      • Hatch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Hatch is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • West Hartford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • West Hartford is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
      • Hutchison
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hutchison is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
      • Center
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hassard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Hassard is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassard
      • Sheil
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sheil is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheil
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Madisonville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Huntington
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Huntington is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
        • Spalding
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Spalding is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
        • Rensselaer
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
        • New London
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Flint Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Flint Hill is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
        • Ralls
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Ralls is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls
        • Salt River
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Salt River is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
        • Ilasco
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ilasco is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilasco
        • Monkey Run
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Monkey Run is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
        • Saverton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Randolph County
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Florida   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Florida.
      • Hunnewell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakenan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kendall
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelbina
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Oakdale is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Emden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Emden is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Walkersville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Walkersville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
      • Maud
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Maud is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Lentner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelbyville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burksville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Burksville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
      • Enterprise
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Sigsbee
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Sigsbee is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
        • Bethel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Kellerville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Kellerville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
        • Kirby
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Mamre
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mamre is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre
        • Clarence
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Hebron
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Hebron is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Pike 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- Florida) 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.