Nearest Communities to Albany,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Albany, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Albany:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Albany.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Albany is located in Fayette County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware & Winneshiek.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 131 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Albany. Of these communities, 105 are located in counties other than Fayette 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 Albany (which is Fayette 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 Albany
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fayette County (where Albany resides)
- County Website: https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: West Union
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Lima
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Fayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wadena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brainard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Illyria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donnan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Randalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Maynard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dover Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Clermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
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- Scott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
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- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Westgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Oelwein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Waucoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Allamakee County
- County Website: https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Allamakee: Waukon
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Postville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Volney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Sixteen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Rossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Ion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Black Hawk County
- County Website: https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Black Hawk: Waterloo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- Dunkerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Bremer County
- County Website: https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Bremer: Waverly
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Miner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miner is located in Bremer County
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- Buck Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Spring Fountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
- Wapsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Old Tripoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
- Tripoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Readlyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Klinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Knittel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
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- Frederika
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Artesian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Artesian is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
- Seigel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Buchanan County
- County Website: https://www.buchanancounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Buchanan: Independence
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hazleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Fairbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Otterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Littleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Winthrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gatesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wise is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Chickasaw County
- County Website: https://chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Chickasaw: New Hampton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Turkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Boyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Nansen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nansen is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansen
- Reilly Settlement
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reilly Settlement is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Settlement
- Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dresden is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Saude
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Clayton County
- County Website: https://www.claytoncountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Clayton: Elkader
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Volga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Saint Sebald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Gunder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Osborne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Strawberry Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkader
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mederville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Ridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
- Saint Olaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Communia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Communia is located in Clayton County
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- Farmersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Hardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Littleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Motor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Motor is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
- Monona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valdora ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Valdora is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
- Froelich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Froelich is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
- Elkport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Beulah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Giard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Giard is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Garber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Garnavillo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Giard Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Giard Station is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
- Ceres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ceres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Updegraff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Updegraff is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
- West Yards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Yards is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Delaware County
- County Website: https://delawarecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Delaware: Manchester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Forestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thorpe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Dutchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Greeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Howard County
- County Website: https://howardcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Howard: Cresco
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- Protivin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winneshiek County
- County Website: https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Winneshiek: Decorah
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Albany ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Albany.
- Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Castalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Festina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twin Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Ossian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moneek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moneek is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
- Fort Atkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Calmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Navan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Frankville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Conover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nordness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Spillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Nasset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nasset is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasset
- Decorah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Albany) 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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