Raleigh, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Carbondale. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Raleigh and has a population of 20,681 people.^<1>

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

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna	SW	46 mi [74 km]	5,025	2.16% decrease
	Benton	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carmi	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Carterville	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Du Quoin	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Eldorado	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Fairfield	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Harrisburg	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Marion	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Metropolis	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	6,540	0.89% increase
	Murphysboro	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	Pinckneyville	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	5,384	1.46% decrease
	West Frankfort	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	8,190	---
	Mount Vernon (IN)	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Broughton	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	189	2.07% decrease
	Carrier Mills	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,832	2.86% decrease
	Equality	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	668	7.35% decrease
	Galatia	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	983	2.96% decrease
	Gaskins City	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Hartford	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Junction	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	129	7.19% decrease
	Muddy	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	73	6.41% decrease
	Norris City	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,015	3.97% decrease
	Omaha	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	244	7.22% decrease
	Pittsburg	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	581	1.04% increase
	Ridgway	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	860	7.33% decrease
	Saline City	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Texas City	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Thompsonville	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	588	2.98% increase

Saline County

Raleigh is located in Saline County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saline: Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Pope, White and Williamson.

While not sharing a border with Saline, the following counties are close to Raleigh: Perry, Union (KY) and Posey (IN).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Raleigh
	Franklin County	NW	Ferber	12 miles [19 km]
	Gallatin County	E	Elba	11 miles [17 km]
	Hamilton County	NW	Cornerville	7 miles [11 km]
	Hardin County	SE	Karbers Ridge	20 miles [32 km]
	Jackson County	W	Reeds Station	34 miles [54 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Spring Garden	29 miles [46 km]
	Johnson County	SW	New Burnside	21 miles [33 km]
	Massac County	S	Big Bay	36 miles [57 km]
	Perry County	W	Corinth	13 miles [20 km]
	Pope County	S	Delwood	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Raleigh. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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