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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 DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Anna   SW46 mi [74 km]5,0252.16% decrease
 Benton   NW24 mi [38.62 km]6,9571.12% increase
 Carmi   NE26 mi [41.84 km]5,2034.04% decrease
 Carterville   W30 mi [48.28 km]5,44117.87% increase
 Du Quoin   W40 mi [64.4 km]6,3261.89% decrease
 Eldorado   E4 mi [6.44 km]4,3923.13% decrease
 Fairfield   N39 mi [62.8 km]5,1654.72% decrease
 Harrisburg   S6 mi [9.66 km]9,5822.82% decrease
 Herrin   W27 mi [43.45 km]12,3379.2% increase
 Marion   W22 mi [35.41 km]17,3888.44% increase
 Metropolis   S47 mi [75.6 km]6,5400.89% increase
 Murphysboro   W43 mi [69.2 km]8,18438.44% decrease
 Pinckneyville   W50 mi [80.5 km]5,3841.46% decrease
 West Frankfort   W22 mi [35.41 km]8,190---
 Mount Vernon (IN)   E35 mi [56.3 km]6,9806.66% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Broughton   NE8 mi [12.87 km]1892.07% decrease
 Carrier Mills   SW10 mi [16.09 km]1,8322.86% decrease
 Equality   SE11 mi [17.7 km]6687.35% decrease
 Galatia   W4 mi [6.44 km]9832.96% decrease
 Gaskins City   S6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Hartford   W7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Junction   SE17 mi [27.36 km]1297.19% decrease
 Muddy   S4 mi [6.44 km]736.41% decrease
 Norris City   NE15 mi [24.14 km]1,0153.97% decrease
 Omaha   E13 mi [20.92 km]2447.22% decrease
 Pittsburg   W17 mi [27.36 km]5811.04% increase
 Ridgway   E14 mi [22.53 km]8607.33% decrease
 Saline City   E5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Texas City   NE8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Thompsonville   NW14 mi [22.53 km]5882.98% 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:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Raleigh
 Franklin County   NWFerber12 miles [19 km]
 Gallatin County   EElba11 miles [17 km]
 Hamilton County   NWCornerville7 miles [11 km]
 Hardin County   SEKarbers Ridge20 miles [32 km]
 Jackson County   WReeds Station34 miles [54 km]
 Jefferson County   NWSpring Garden29 miles [46 km]
 Johnson County   SWNew Burnside21 miles [33 km]
 Massac County   SBig Bay36 miles [57 km]
 Perry County   WCorinth13 miles [20 km]
 Pope County   SDelwood17 miles [27 km]



Search for Local Businesses

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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Raleigh.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Raleigh and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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