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Nearest Communities to Abingdon,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Abingdon, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Abingdon:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Abingdon.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Abingdon is located in Jefferson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Davis, Henry, Keokuk, Van Buren, Wapello & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 154 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Abingdon. Of these communities, 132 are located in counties other than Jefferson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Abingdon (which is Jefferson County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Abingdon

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Jefferson County   (where Abingdon resides)
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Abingdon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Abingdon.
      • Brookville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Linby
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Packwood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pekin
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Maharishi Vedic City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Batavia
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bernhart
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bernhart is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernhart
      • Whitefield ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Whitefield is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
      • Ellmaker
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County
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      • Libertyville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Perlee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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        • Veo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Veo is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
        • Collett
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Collett is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
        • Beckwith
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
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        • East Pleasant Plain
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant Plain
        • Pleasant Plain
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Salina
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Salina is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
        • Germanville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Germanville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
        • Lockridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Merrimac
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
        • Glasgow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis County
    • County Website:   https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Davis:   Bloomfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Abingdon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Abingdon.
      • White Elm
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • White Elm is located in Davis County
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      • Chequest
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Floris
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Carbon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunnville ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Dunnville is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
      • Pleasant View ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Shunem
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Shunem is located in Davis County
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      • Troy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Troy is located in Davis County
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      • Belknap
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Belknap is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
      • Dover ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Dover is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Ash Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Ash Grove is located in Davis County
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      • Drakesville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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        • Pulaski
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Pulaski is located in Davis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
        • Bloomfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Steuben
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Steuben is located in Davis County
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        • Blackhawk
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Blackhawk is located in Davis County
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  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Abingdon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Abingdon.
      • Belfast ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Belfast is located in Henry County
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      • Rome
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Rome is located in Henry County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Wayland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Trenton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Trenton is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Westwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Westwood is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Hillsboro
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Denova
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Denova is located in Henry County
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      • Oakland Mills
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Traxler ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Traxler is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
      • Swedesburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Iowa County
  • Keokuk County
    • County Website:   https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Keokuk:   Sigourney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Abingdon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Abingdon.
      • Ioka ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Ioka is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
      • Nugent
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Nugent is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
      • Ollie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Martinsburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Richland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hedrick
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanscaster
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Lanscaster is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanscaster
      • Hayesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Sigourney
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Talleyrand
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Harper is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Delta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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        • Keota
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Atwood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Atwood is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
        • Creswell
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Creswell is located in Keokuk County
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        • Webster
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Webster is located in Keokuk County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • What Cheer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • South English
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Rosetta ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Rosetta is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
        • Keswick
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jamestown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
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        • Vulcan ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
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        • Kinross
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Thornburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Coal Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Aurora
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
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        • Gibson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Gibson is located in Keokuk County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Mahaska County
  • Monroe County
  • Van Buren County
    • County Website:   https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Van Buren:   Keosauqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Abingdon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Abingdon.
      • Selma
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Business Corners ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
      • Douds
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Leando
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Birmingham
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Parksville ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Parksville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
      • Winchester
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
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      • Kilbourn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Zion
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Stockport
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lebanon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Pittsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
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        • Utica
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Utica is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
        • Keosauqua
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Pierceville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
        • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Milton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Bentonsport
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Harrisburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Vernon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
        • Cantril
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wapello County
    • County Website:   https://www.wapellocounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wapello:   Ottumwa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Abingdon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Abingdon.
      • Competine
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bladensburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
      • Farson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Farson is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson
      • Yampa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Yampa is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampa
      • Ashland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ashland is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Agency
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Loch Burns
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Loch Burns is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Burns
      • Eldon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cliffland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dahlonega
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Ottumwa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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        • Marysville ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Marysville is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
        • Ottumwa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Rutledge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rutledge is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
        • Ottumwa Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Ottumwa Junction is located in Wapello County
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        • Phillips
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Phillips is located in Wapello County
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        • Pickwick
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Pickwick is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
        • Keb ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Keb is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
        • Kirkville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
        • Chillicothe
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Ormanville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Ormanville is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
        • Bidwell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Bidwell is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
        • Dudley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Willard
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Willard is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Munterville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Munterville is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
        • Eddyville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Blakesburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Abingdon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Abingdon.
      • Rubio
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Rubio is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Brighton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Grace Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Grace Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
      • Coppock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Coppock is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Titu
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Titu is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titu
      • Eureka ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Eureka is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • West Chester
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • West Chester is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Noble
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Noble is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Lexington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lexington is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Nira
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Havre
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abingdon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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