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	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	5,025	2.16% decrease
	Benton	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carbondale	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	26,231	26.84% increase
	Carterville	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Du Quoin	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Harrisburg	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Marion	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Metropolis	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	6,540	0.89% increase
	Murphysboro	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	West Frankfort	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	8,190	---
	Mayfield (KY)	S	50 mi [80.5 km]	10,186	1.58% decrease
	Charleston (MO)	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,111	8.01% increase
	Jackson (MO)	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	13,744	15.04% increase
	Scott City (MO)	W	46 mi [74 km]	4,538	1.15% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bay City	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Belknap	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	138	3.76% increase
	Buncombe	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	193	3.76% increase
	Carrier Mills	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,832	2.86% decrease
	Creal Springs	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	713	1.57% increase
	Cypress	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	281	3.69% increase
	Eddyville	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	141	7.84% decrease
	Golconda	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	653	10.06% decrease
	Goreville	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	972	3.62% increase
	Joppa	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	406	0.73% decrease
	Karnak	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	540	12.76% decrease
	Leisure City	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	New Burnside	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	252	4.13% increase
	Stonefort	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	291	0.34% decrease
	Vienna	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,282	3.89% 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:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Simpson
	Alexander County	SW	Elco	30 miles [48 km]
	Franklin County	N	Ferber	30 miles [48 km]
	Gallatin County	NE	Kedron	26 miles [41 km]
	Hamilton County	N	Cornerville	31 miles [49 km]
	Hardin County	E	Eichorn	19 miles [30 km]
	Jackson County	NW	Stone Fort	26 miles [41 km]
	Massac County	S	Samoth	9 miles [14 km]
	Perry County	N	Corinth	24 miles [38 km]
	Pope County	E	Robbs	3 miles [4 km]
	Pulaski County	SW	Karnak	16 miles [25 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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