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Avalon, Wisconsin

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Madison. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the northwest of Avalon and has a population of 208,054 people.<1>

The next largest community is Rockford (IL). It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the south of Avalon and has a population of 150,115 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Carpentersville (IL)   SE45 mi [72.4 km]37,74123.39% increase
 Crystal Lake (IL)   SE38 mi [61.2 km]41,7979.99% increase
 De Kalb (IL)   S48 mi [77.2 km]45,49716.61% increase
 Elgin (IL)   SE49 mi [78.9 km]106,33012.53% increase
 Freeport (IL)   SW45 mi [72.4 km]24,6156.91% decrease
 Gurnee (IL)   E50 mi [80.5 km]30,6086.15% increase
 Mundelein (IL)   SE50 mi [80.5 km]33,7178.99% increase
 Beloit   SW10 mi [16.09 km]36,1601.08% increase
 Brookfield   NE48 mi [77.2 km]39,0200.96% increase
 Franklin   NE46 mi [74 km]35,50020.36% increase
 Greenfield   NE49 mi [78.9 km]36,0751.69% increase
 Janesville   NW8 mi [12.87 km]62,5165.07% increase
 New Berlin   NE44 mi [70.8 km]38,6491.12% increase
 Waukesha   NE41 mi [66 km]68,0084.91% increase
 West Allis   NE49 mi [78.9 km]59,4163% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bradford   E2 mi [3.22 km]1,0372.98% increase
 Clinton   S6 mi [9.66 km]1,05418.03% increase
 Clinton   S5 mi [8.05 km]3,16646.44% increase
 Darien   E7 mi [11.27 km]1,8606.47% increase
 Darien   E8 mi [12.87 km]1,6967.89% increase
 Delavan   E11 mi [17.7 km]8,5056.9% increase
 Garden Village   SW9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Harmony   NW7 mi [11.27 km]2,5829.83% increase
 Johnstown   N6 mi [9.66 km]8526.23% increase
 La Prairie   W3 mi [4.83 km]9492.15% increase
 Milton   NW10 mi [16.09 km]5,5798.71% increase
 Richmond   NE8 mi [12.87 km]1,9848.12% increase
 Rock   W10 mi [16.09 km]3,3560.54% increase
 Sharon   SE9 mi [14.48 km]1,11922.7% increase
 Turtle   SW7 mi [11.27 km]2,4470.12% increase

Rock County

Avalon is located in Rock County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rock: Green, Dane, Jefferson, Walworth, Boone (IL) and Winnebago (IL).

While not sharing a border with Rock, the following counties are close to Avalon: McHenry (IL), Waukesha and Clay (IL).

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Avalon
 Boone County (IL)   SBlaine (IL)13 miles [20 km]
 Clay County (IL)   SGreendale (IL)29 miles [46 km]
 DeKalb County (IL)   SColvin Park (IL)34 miles [54 km]
 Kane County (IL)   SEHuntley (IL)39 miles [62 km]
 Lake County (IL)   EFox Lake (IL)37 miles [59 km]
 McHenry County (IL)   SEBig Foot Prairie (IL)16 miles [25 km]
 Ogle County (IL)   SDavis Junction (IL)37 miles [59 km]
 Stephenson County (IL)   SWLake Summerset (IL)29 miles [46 km]
 Winnebago County (IL)   SWSouth Beloit (IL)13 miles [20 km]
 Dane County   NWIndian Heights16 miles [25 km]



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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 Avalon.

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