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Rio, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Peoria. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the southeast of Rio and has a population of 112,936 people.<1>

The next largest community is Davenport (IA). It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the north of Rio and has a population of 98,359 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bettendorf (IA)   N31 mi [49.89 km]32,5844.19% increase
 Burlington (IA)   SW43 mi [69.2 km]25,3275.63% decrease
 Muscatine (IA)   NW40 mi [64.4 km]22,5040.85% decrease
 Bartonville   SE50 mi [80.5 km]6,1602.38% decrease
 Canton   SE42 mi [67.6 km]14,5454.86% decrease
 East Moline   N27 mi [43.45 km]20,8922.75% increase
 Galesburg   S11 mi [17.7 km]31,1817.49% decrease
 Geneseo   NE26 mi [41.84 km]6,4370.66% decrease
 Kewanee   E26 mi [41.84 km]12,3024.96% decrease
 Macomb   S46 mi [74 km]19,7366.35% increase
 Moline   N26 mi [41.84 km]43,0881.55% decrease
 Monmouth   SW18 mi [28.97 km]9,3215.28% decrease
 Peoria Heights   SE49 mi [78.9 km]6,2306.1% decrease
 Rock Island   N26 mi [41.84 km]38,1393.89% decrease
 Silvis   N26 mi [41.84 km]7,7706.89% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Alexis   W8 mi [12.87 km]7977.65% decrease
 Alpha   N5 mi [8.05 km]6835.92% decrease
 Altona   E12 mi [19.31 km]5257.89% decrease
 Andover   NE14 mi [22.53 km]5664.71% decrease
 East Galesburg   S12 mi [19.31 km]7757.63% decrease
 Henderson   S6 mi [9.66 km]2957.52% decrease
 Matherville   NW14 mi [22.53 km]7492.98% decrease
 North Henderson   W4 mi [6.44 km]1813.21% decrease
 Oneida   E9 mi [14.48 km]6927.98% decrease
 Shale City   NW14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Shanghai City   SW6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Viola   NW11 mi [17.7 km]9282.93% decrease
 Wataga   SE8 mi [12.87 km]7878.17% decrease
 Windsor   N6 mi [9.66 km]6815.42% decrease
 Woodhull   NE6 mi [9.66 km]7902.35% decrease

Knox County

Rio is located in Knox County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox: Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Peoria, Stark and Warren.

While not sharing a border with Knox, the following counties are close to Rio: Rock Island, Henderson and Scott (IA).

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Rio
 Des Moines County (IA)   WHuron (IA)33 miles [53 km]
 Louisa County (IA)   WOakville (IA)33 miles [53 km]
 Muscatine County (IA)   NWMidway Beach (IA)32 miles [51 km]
 Scott County (IA)   NWLinwood (IA)28 miles [45 km]
 Bureau County   NEMineral34 miles [54 km]
 Fulton County   SLondon Mills28 miles [45 km]
 Henderson County   WBald Bluff24 miles [38 km]
 Henry County   NAlpha5 miles [8 km]
 Marshall County   ECamp Grove39 miles [62 km]
 McDonough County   SPrairie City33 miles [53 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People are finding 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) Rio. 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 Rio.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Rio 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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