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Nearest Communities to Amish,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Amish is located in Johnson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 148 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Amish. Of these communities, 116 are located in counties other than Johnson 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 Amish (which is Johnson 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 Amish

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

  • Johnson County   (where Amish resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Iowa City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Amish   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Amish.
      • Frytown
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamstown
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Windham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sharon Center
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
      • Cosgrove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Oxford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tiffin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Vernon is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Coralville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • University Heights
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • University Heights is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
      • River Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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        • Iowa City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Oakdale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
        • North Liberty
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Breckenridge Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Breckenridge Estates is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Estates
        • Green Castle ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Green Castle is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
        • Lone Tree
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Midway ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Curtis ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Curtis is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
        • Graham ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Graham is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
        • Parkhurst ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Parkhurst is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
        • Cou Falls
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Swisher
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Newport
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Newport is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
        • Twin View Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Twin View Heights is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin View Heights
        • Shueyville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
        • Elmira
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Morse
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Oasis
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Solon
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Solon is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
        • Sutliff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sutliff is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutliff
  • Benton County
  • Cedar County
  • Henry County
  • Iowa County
    • County Website:   https://iowacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Iowa:   Marengo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Amish   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Amish.
      • Green Center
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Green Center is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
      • Holbrook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Holbrook is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Parnell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Williamsburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North English
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Homestead
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Conroy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Conroy is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
      • Amana
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Middle Amana
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Upper South Amana
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Upper South Amana is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper South Amana
      • East Amana
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • East Amana is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Amana
      • South Amana
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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        • Millersburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • High Amana
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • High Amana is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Amana
        • West Amana
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Gonoa Bluff
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Gonoa Bluff is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonoa Bluff
        • Armah
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Armah is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armah
        • Marengo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Ambrose
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Ambrose is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
        • Ladora
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Koszta
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Koszta is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koszta
        • Dayton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Dayton is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Jefferson County
  • Keokuk County
    • County Website:   https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Keokuk:   Sigourney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Amish   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Amish.
      • Kinross
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Creswell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Creswell is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Keota
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South English
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Harper
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Harper is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Talleyrand
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Webster
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Webster is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Aurora
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Keswick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sigourney
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lanscaster
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lanscaster is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanscaster
      • Richland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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        • Ollie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Thornburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Hayesville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
        • Ioka ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ioka is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
        • Nugent
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Nugent is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
        • Jamestown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • What Cheer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Linn County
    • County Website:   https://www.linncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Linn:   Cedar Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Amish   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Amish.
      • Walford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Western
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Konigsmark
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Konigsmark is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konigsmark
      • Ely
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfax
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Beverly Depot
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Beverly Depot is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Depot
      • Kirkwood Estates
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Kirkwood Estates is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Estates
      • Lincolnway Village
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
      • Summit
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Summit is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Grand View Village
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
      • Worthington Acres
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Worthington Acres is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Acres
      • Hometown-Cedar Terrace
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Otis
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Otis is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
        • West Cedar Rapids
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • West Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Rapids
        • Cedar Hills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • East Rapids
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • East Rapids is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
  • Louisa County
    • County Website:   https://louisacountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Louisa:   Wapello
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Amish   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Amish.
      • Bethel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bethel is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Gladwin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cotter
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Cotter is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Hillsboro ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hillsboro is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Lafayette ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Lafayette is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Columbus City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Columbus Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Wyman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Muscatine County
    • County Website:   https://www.muscatinecountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Muscatine:   Muscatine
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Amish   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Amish.
      • Nichols
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Conesville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Allen ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
      • West Liberty
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cranston
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Cranston is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Poweshiek County
  • Wapello County
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Amish   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Amish.
      • Daytonville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Daytonville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytonville
      • Kalona
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Kalona is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <3>
      • Wassonville ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wassonville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville
      • Wellman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Richmond is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Lexington
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Lexington is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Nira
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Yatton ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Yatton is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatton
      • Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
      • West Chester
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • West Chester is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Washington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Grace Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Grace Hill is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
        • Titu
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Titu is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titu
        • Haskins
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Haskins is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins
        • Ainsworth
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Havre
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Eureka ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Eureka is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Rubio
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Rubio is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
        • Brighton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Coppock
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Coppock is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
        • Crawfordsville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Noble
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Noble is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble

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- Amish) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.