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Simpson, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cape Girardeau (MO). It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the west of Simpson and has a population of 35,349 people.<1>

The next largest community is Paducah (KY). It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the south of Simpson and has a population of 26,307 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Anna   W26 mi [41.84 km]5,0252.16% decrease
 Benton   N38 mi [61.2 km]6,9571.12% increase
 Carbondale   NW31 mi [49.89 km]26,23126.84% increase
 Carterville   NW27 mi [43.45 km]5,44117.87% increase
 Du Quoin   NW45 mi [72.4 km]6,3261.89% decrease
 Harrisburg   NE21 mi [33.8 km]9,5822.82% decrease
 Herrin   NW27 mi [43.45 km]12,3379.2% increase
 Marion   NW19 mi [30.58 km]17,3888.44% increase
 Metropolis   S22 mi [35.41 km]6,5400.89% increase
 Murphysboro   NW37 mi [59.5 km]8,18438.44% decrease
 West Frankfort   N31 mi [49.89 km]8,190---
 Mayfield (KY)   S50 mi [80.5 km]10,1861.58% decrease
 Charleston (MO)   SW49 mi [78.9 km]5,1118.01% increase
 Jackson (MO)   W49 mi [78.9 km]13,74415.04% increase
 Scott City (MO)   W46 mi [74 km]4,5381.15% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bay City   SE20 mi [32.19 km]---
 Belknap   SW14 mi [22.53 km]1383.76% increase
 Buncombe   W11 mi [17.7 km]1933.76% increase
 Carrier Mills   NE16 mi [25.75 km]1,8322.86% decrease
 Creal Springs   NW11 mi [17.7 km]7131.57% increase
 Cypress   SW16 mi [25.75 km]2813.69% increase
 Eddyville   E9 mi [14.48 km]1417.84% decrease
 Golconda   SE16 mi [25.75 km]65310.06% decrease
 Goreville   NW13 mi [20.92 km]9723.62% increase
 Joppa   S18 mi [28.97 km]4060.73% decrease
 Karnak   SW16 mi [25.75 km]54012.76% decrease
 Leisure City   E17 mi [27.36 km]---
 New Burnside   N7 mi [11.27 km]2524.13% increase
 Stonefort   N10 mi [16.09 km]2910.34% decrease
 Vienna   SW8 mi [12.87 km]1,2823.89% increase

Johnson County

Simpson is located in Johnson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson: Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union and Williamson.

While not sharing a border with Johnson, the following counties are close to Simpson: Hardin, Livingston (KY) and Ballard (KY).

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Simpson
 Alexander County   SWElco30 miles [48 km]
 Franklin County   NFerber30 miles [48 km]
 Gallatin County   NEKedron26 miles [41 km]
 Hamilton County   NCornerville31 miles [49 km]
 Hardin County   EEichorn19 miles [30 km]
 Jackson County   NWStone Fort26 miles [41 km]
 Massac County   SSamoth9 miles [14 km]
 Perry County   NCorinth24 miles [38 km]
 Pope County   ERobbs3 miles [4 km]
 Pulaski County   SWKarnak16 miles [25 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) Simpson. 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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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
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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 Simpson.

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