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Nearest Communities to Aspinwall,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Aspinwall.<1>

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


Aspinwall is located in Crawford County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Audubon, Carroll, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby & Woodbury.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Aspinwall. Of these communities, 73 are located in counties other than Crawford 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 Aspinwall (which is Crawford 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 Aspinwall

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

  • Crawford County   (where Aspinwall resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspinwall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspinwall.
      • Manilla
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Astor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Astor is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
      • Vail
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Vail is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
      • Westside
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Denison
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Buck Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Kimze
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kimze is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimze
      • Deloit
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Deloit is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Arion
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Arion is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Bell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Bell is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Dow City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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        • Boyer River
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Boyer River is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer River
        • Boyer
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Kenwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Kiron
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Haley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Haley is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
        • Schleswig
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Charter Oak
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ricketts
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Berne
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Berne is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Audubon County
    • County Website:   https://www.auduboncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Audubon:   Audubon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspinwall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspinwall.
      • Gray
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fiscus
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
      • Ross
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Poplar is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Audubon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Sharon is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Nishna
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Nishna is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishna
      • Viola Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Viola Center is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center
      • Kimballton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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        • Hamlin
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Larland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Larland is located in Audubon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larland
        • Exira
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Gardner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Gardner is located in Audubon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Brayton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Oakfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Oakfield is located in Audubon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Carroll County
    • County Website:   https://www.carrollcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Carroll:   Carroll
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspinwall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspinwall.
      • Manning
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Templeton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Halbur
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Halbur is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Arcadia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Roselle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dedham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Willey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Maple River
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Maple River is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
      • Carroll Community Estates
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carrollton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Breda
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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        • Mount Carmel
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
        • Coon Rapids
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Glidden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Kentner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Kentner is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
        • Lidderdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Ralston
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Benan ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Benan is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benan
        • Lanesboro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Guthrie County
  • Harrison County
  • Monona County
  • Pottawattamie County
  • Sac County
    • County Website:   https://www.saccountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Sac:   Sac City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspinwall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspinwall.
      • Brogan ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Brogan is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
      • Herring ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • McCloy ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • McCloy is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloy
      • Carnarvon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Wall Lake Station
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Wall Lake Station is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Station
      • Wall Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hart
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Hart is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Ulmer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Ulmer is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulmer
      • Auburn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake View
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Grant City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Grant City is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Odebolt
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Harlan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspinwall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspinwall.
      • Botna
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Irwin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Defiance
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Defiance is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Red Line
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Red Line is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
      • Kirkman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Poplar
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Poplar is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Earling
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Earling is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jacksonville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jacksonville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Westphalia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Harlan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Panama
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manteno
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Manteno is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
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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- Aspinwall) 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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