Nearest Communities to Alta,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Alta, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Alta:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 from Alta.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Alta is located in Buena Vista County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buena Vista County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas & Sac.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alta. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Buena Vista 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 Alta (which is Buena Vista 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 Alta
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Buena Vista County (where Alta resides)
- County Website: https://buenavistacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Buena Vista: Storm Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Storm Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Casino Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Truesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Juniata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Rembrandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Newell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albert City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Leverett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Calhoun County
- County Website: https://www.calhouncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Calhoun: Rockwell City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Lytton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Knoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knoke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoke
- Cherokee County
- County Website: https://www.cherokeecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Cherokee: Cherokee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Aurelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Onawa Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Onawa Junction is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa Junction
- Larrabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Quimby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Mary Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Washta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Cleghorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fielding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Marcus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Spencer
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cornell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Maclay ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maclay is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclay
- Rossie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Webb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gillett Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Ida County
- County Website: https://idacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Ida: Ida Grove
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Galva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holstein
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Ida Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien County
- County Website: https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for O'Brien: Primghar
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Waterman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterman is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Calumet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Mapleside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
- Paullina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Pocahontas County
- County Website: https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Pocahontas: Pocahontas
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Varina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Fonda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laurens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Sac County
- County Website: https://www.saccountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Sac: Sac City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Schaller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nemaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Early
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Mount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brook Mount is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Mount
- Sac City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Odebolt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Wall Lake Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wall Lake Station is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Station
- Lake View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pettis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pettis is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis
- Wall Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Woodbury County
- County Website: https://www.woodburycountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Woodbury: Sioux City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alta ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alta.
- Cushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Correctionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Pierson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Alta) 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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