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Nearest Communities to Alpha,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Alpha 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 120 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alpha. Of these communities, 94 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 Alpha (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 Alpha

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

  • Fayette County   (where Alpha resides)
    • County Website:   https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   West Union
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Richfield
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Richfield is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Waucoma
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hawkeye
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Lucas
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglass
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Eldorado
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Donnan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Union
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Randalia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Randalia is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Westgate
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dover Mills
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
      • Fayette
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Brainard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Albany
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Albany is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
        • Lima
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Lima is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
        • Maynard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Clermont
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Oran
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Oran is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
        • Elgin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Illyria
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Wadena
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Oelwein
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Scott
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Scott is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
        • Arlington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Arlington is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
        • Taylorsville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Taylorsville is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
        • Maryville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Allamakee County
  • Black Hawk County
  • Bremer County
    • County Website:   https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Bremer:   Waverly
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Sumner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Spring Fountain
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
      • Frederika
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Frederika is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Old Tripoli
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
      • Tripoli
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buck Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • Seigel
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Miner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Miner is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Wapsie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
      • Roxie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Roxie is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Knittel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Readlyn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Buchanan County
    • County Website:   https://www.buchanancounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Buchanan:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Fairbank
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hazleton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Stanley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Bryantsburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
      • Aurora
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Chickasaw County
  • 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 Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Highland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Highland is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Gunder
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ridley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Ridley is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
      • Hardin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Thomasville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Thomasville is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Volga
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Volga is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
      • Luana
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Floyd County
  • Howard County
  • Winneshiek County
    • County Website:   https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Winneshiek:   Decorah
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Navan
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jackson Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Fort Atkinson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Festina
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
      • Spillville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Calmar
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conover
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Conover is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
      • Ossian
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeway
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Castalia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Junction ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Junction is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Nordness
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
        • Decorah
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Moneek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Moneek is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
        • Frankville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Freeport
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
        • Nasset
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Nasset is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasset
        • Bluffton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Washington Prairie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
        • Thoten
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
        • Kendallville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Springwater
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alpha) 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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