Nearest Communities to Athelstan,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Athelstan, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Athelstan:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Athelstan is located in Taylor County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Adams, Page, Ringgold, Nodaway (MO) & Worth (MO).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 111 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Athelstan. Of these communities, 95 are located in counties other than Taylor 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 Athelstan (which is Taylor 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 Athelstan
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Taylor County (where Athelstan resides)
- County Website: https://taylorcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Taylor: Bedford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Platteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Blockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Merle Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Merle Junction is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle Junction
- Clearfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Gravity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ladoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Siam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Lenox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Bushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bushville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Guss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Holt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holt is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Henshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henshaw is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Adams County
- County Website: https://adamscounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Adams: Corning
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Iveyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Stringtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Icarid ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Icarid is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icarid
- Icarid has also been known as:
- Icarian Colony
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Decatur County
- County Website: https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Decatur: Leon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- Tuskeego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
- Page County
- County Website: https://pagecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Page: Clarinda
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Dayton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hawleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Braddyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shambaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Clarinda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Ringgold County
- County Website: https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Ringgold: Mount Ayr
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Redding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Maloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Delphos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Marshall ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Watterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Watterson is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Mount Ayr
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Diagonal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Lee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
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- Wanamaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Polen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Polen is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polen
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Tingley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ellston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Beaconsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Union County
- County Website: https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Union: Creston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Shannon City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arispe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Gentry County
- County Website: https://gentrycounty.net/
- County Seat for Gentry: Albany (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Enyart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enyart is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart
- Gentry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Alanthus Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Ellenorah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenorah is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
- Voyage ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Voyage is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
- Siloam Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Lone Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Pinhook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Carmack
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carmack is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stanberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Albany Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albany Junction is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Junction
- McCurry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McCurry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Evona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evona is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Island City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Effingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Whitten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitten is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Harrison County
- County Seat for Harrison: Bethany (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Hatfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Washington Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Center is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
- Pawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- New Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nodaway County
- County Website: https://www.nodawaycountymo.com/
- County Seat for Nodaway: Maryville (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allison is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Gaynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Parnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Hopkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Pickering
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Bedison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedison is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedison
- Conception
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Monastery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monastery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monastery
- Wilcox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Arkoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Clearmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bell Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Grove is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Grove
- Roseberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roseberry is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Burlington Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Possum Walk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Possum Walk is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk
- Dawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Worth County
- County Seat for Worth: Grant City (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Athelstan ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Athelstan.
- Isadora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Isadora is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Grant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Mount Waller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Waller is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Waller
- Prohibition City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Worth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
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 from Point A (ie- Athelstan) 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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