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Nearest Communities to Algona,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.<1>

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

Algona is located in Kossuth County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kossuth County: Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Faribault (MN) & Martin (MN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Algona. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Kossuth 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 Algona (which is Kossuth 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 Algona

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

  • Kossuth County   (where Algona resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Algona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Algona.
      • Hobarton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
      • Irvington
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Galbraith
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
      • Sexton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Saint Benedict
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Burt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Burt is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Lotts Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Creek
      • Saint Joseph
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Whittemore
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Wesley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Lone Rock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanna
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanna is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
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        • Lu Verne
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Titonka
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
        • Fenton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
        • Bancroft
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • German Valley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Seneca
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Gerled
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Lakota
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
        • Swea City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Ledyard
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Swea ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Swea is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
        • Moores Siding ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Moores Siding is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Siding
        • Stevens
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Stevens is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Algona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Algona.
      • Forsyth
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Forsyth is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Ringsted
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoprig
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Armstrong
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Halfa is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
      • Gridley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gridley is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Maple Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Hancock County
    • County Website:   https://hancockcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Garner
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Algona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Algona.
      • Corwith
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Corwith is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
      • Hutchins
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Stilson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Stilson is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
      • Denhart
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Denhart is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhart
      • Woden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Britt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kanawha
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Duncan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hayfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Hayfield is located in Hancock County
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      • Hawley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Hawley is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Algona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Algona.
      • Ottosen
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Bode
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Livermore
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Arnold
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hardy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Renwick
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradgate
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Rutland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dakota City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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        • Humboldt
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Unique
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Unique is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
        • Gilmore City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jones Siding
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
        • Thor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Pioneer
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Palo Alto County
    • County Website:   https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Algona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Algona.
      • Fairville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • West Bend
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rodman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cylinder
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Depew
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Emmetsburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mallard
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Osgood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Curlew
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Graettinger
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ayrshire
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fallow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
  • Pocahontas County
  • Winnebago County
  • Wright County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Algona) 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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