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Nearest Communities to Audubon,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Please note 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.

Audubon is located in Audubon County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Audubon County: Adair, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Guthrie & Shelby.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 90 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Audubon. Of these communities, 75 are located in counties other than Audubon 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 Audubon (which is Audubon 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 Audubon

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

  • Audubon County   (where Audubon resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.auduboncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Audubon:   Audubon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Audubon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Audubon.
      • Nishna
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Nishna is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishna
      • Ross
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hamlin
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sharon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sharon is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Larland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Larland is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larland
      • Gray
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Viola Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Viola Center is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center
      • Fiscus
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
      • Poplar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Poplar is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
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        • Gardner
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Gardner is located in Audubon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Exira
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Kimballton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Brayton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Oakfield
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Oakfield is located in Audubon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
        • Kenfield
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Kenfield is located in Audubon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenfield
  • Adair County
    • County Website:   https://adaircounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adair:   Greenfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Audubon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Audubon.
      • Linwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Linwood is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Berea
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Berea is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Canby
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Canby is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Carroll County
    • County Website:   https://www.carrollcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Carroll:   Carroll
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Audubon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Audubon.
      • Templeton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dedham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Manning
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Coon Rapids
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Willey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Carrollton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Halbur
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Halbur is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Roselle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Carroll Community Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Carroll
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Arcadia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Glidden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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        • Maple River
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Maple River is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
        • Ralston
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lidderdale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Mount Carmel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Cass County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Audubon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Audubon.
      • Aspinwall
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Manilla
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Astor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Astor is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
      • Westside
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Buck Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Vail
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • 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>
      • Denison
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimze
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Kimze is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimze
      • Sunset Village
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Greene County
  • Guthrie County
  • Pottawattamie County
    • County Website:   https://www.pottcounty-ia.gov/
    • County Seat for Pottawattamie:   Council Bluffs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Audubon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Audubon.
      • Walnut
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
      • Avoca
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <3>
      • Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
      • Newtown ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Newtown is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Harlan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Audubon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Audubon.
      • Poplar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Poplar is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Elk Horn
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Line
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Red Line is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
      • Jacksonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jacksonville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Botna
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rorbeck
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rorbeck is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorbeck
      • Irwin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kirkman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Harlan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Corley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Defiance
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Defiance is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Westphalia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
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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- Audubon) 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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