Mount Erie, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Vincennes (IN). It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the east of Mount Erie and has a population of 18,701 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Mount Vernon. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the west of Mount Erie and has a population of 16,269 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carmi	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Centralia	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	13,569	4.01% decrease
	Effingham	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	12,489	0.85% increase
	Eldorado	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Fairfield	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Flora	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,772	6.17% decrease
	Lawrenceville	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	4,382	7.65% decrease
	Mount Carmel	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	7,404	7.24% decrease
	Newton	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	2,942	4.14% decrease
	Olney	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	8,407	2.6% decrease
	Robinson	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,369	6.64% decrease
	Salem	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	7,446	5.85% decrease
	Mount Vernon (IN)	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease
	Princeton (IN)	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	8,447	3.33% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albion	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,814	6.16% decrease
	Bone Gap	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	254	6.62% decrease
	Browns	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	163	6.86% decrease
	Burnt Prairie	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	55	5.17% decrease
	Calhoun	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	211	4.95% decrease
	Cisne	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	649	3.57% decrease
	Clay City	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	939	6.1% decrease
	Golden Gate	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	96	4% decrease
	Jeffersonville	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	353	3.55% decrease
	Johnsonville	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	66	4.35% decrease
	Marion	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Noble	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	691	7.37% decrease
	Parkersburg	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	222	5.13% decrease
	Sailor Springs	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	123	3.91% decrease
	West Salem	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	937	6.39% decrease

Wayne County

Mount Erie is located in Wayne County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne: Clay, Edwards, Hamilton, Jefferson, Marion, Richland and White.

While not sharing a border with Wayne, the following counties are close to Mount Erie: Wabash, Lawrence and Jasper.

Below are counties that are near Mount Erie (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Mount Erie:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Mount Erie
	Clay County	NW	Camp Travis	11 miles [17 km]
	Crawford County	NE	Landes	30 miles [48 km]
	Edwards County	E	Bennington	5 miles [8 km]
	Effingham County	N	Winterrowd	30 miles [48 km]
	Fayette County	NW	Farina	36 miles [57 km]
	Hamilton County	SW	Aden	22 miles [35 km]
	Jasper County	N	West Liberty	24 miles [38 km]
	Jefferson County	W	Shields	26 miles [41 km]
	Lawrence County	E	Helena	21 miles [33 km]
	Marion County	W	Helm	25 miles [40 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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