Olney, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Vincennes (IN). It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the east of Olney and has a population of 18,701 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Effingham. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the northwest of Olney and has a population of 12,384 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carmi	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Casey	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,914	0.95% decrease
	Fairfield	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Flora	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	4,772	6.17% decrease
	Lawrenceville	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	4,382	7.65% decrease
	Marshall	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	3,846	1.99% increase
	McLeansboro	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,780	5.6% decrease
	Mount Carmel	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	7,404	7.24% decrease
	Newton	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,942	4.14% decrease
	Robinson	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,369	6.64% decrease
	Salem	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	7,446	5.85% decrease
	Bicknell (IN)	E	41 mi [66 km]	3,235	4.23% decrease
	Princeton (IN)	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	8,447	3.33% increase
	Sullivan (IN)	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	4,482	2.92% decrease
	Washington (IN)	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	11,397	0.15% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bone Gap	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	254	6.62% decrease
	Bridgeport	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,085	3.83% decrease
	Calhoun	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	211	4.95% decrease
	Claremont	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	201	5.19% decrease
	Clay City	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	939	6.1% decrease
	Marion	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Mount Erie	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	101	3.81% decrease
	Noble	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	691	7.37% decrease
	Oblong	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,523	3.61% decrease
	Parkersburg	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	222	5.13% decrease
	Sailor Springs	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	123	3.91% decrease
	Sainte Marie	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	251	3.83% decrease
	Sumner	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,981	191.68% increase
	West Salem	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	937	6.39% decrease
	Willow Hill	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	232	7.2% decrease

Richland County

Olney is located in Richland County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Jasper, Lawrence, Wabash and Wayne.

While not sharing a border with Richland, the following counties are close to Olney: Effingham, Knox (IN) and Vanderburgh (IN).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Olney
	Clark County	N	Hogue Town	32 miles [51 km]
	Clay County	NW	Wendelin	12 miles [19 km]
	Crawford County	NE	Landes	14 miles [22 km]
	Cumberland County	N	Hazel Dell	32 miles [51 km]
	Edwards County	S	Marion	12 miles [19 km]
	Effingham County	NW	Winterrowd	21 miles [33 km]
	Fayette County	W	La Clede	35 miles [56 km]
	Hamilton County	SW	Aden	39 miles [62 km]
	Jasper County	N	West Liberty	8 miles [12 km]
	Jefferson County	SW	Shields	38 miles [61 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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