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About Buncombe, IL

Buncombe is a small southern Illinois town of 329 people in Johnson County, near the Kentucky border. Take Route 146 west from I-57 for the main approach, about 45 minutes from Marion. The town sits in rolling Ozarks foothills terrain with hot, humid summers and mild winters. It's just minutes from the Garden of the Gods rock formations in Shawnee National Forest.

Where is Buncombe, IL on the map?

Buncombe, IL is in United States, at 37.471, -88.975 - about 11 km south of Goreville, IL.

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The closest airport to Buncombe, IL is Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, 34 km (about 31 min by car). Other airports nearby: Barkley Regional Airport.

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