Nearest Communities to Bell,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bell, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bell:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bell.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bell 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 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bell. Of these communities, 70 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 Bell (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 Bell
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Crawford County (where Bell resides)
- County Website: https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Crawford: Denison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Arion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Dow City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Haley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Buck Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Kimze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimze is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimze
- Sunset Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Denison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charter Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berne is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Ricketts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Deloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Astor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Manilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schleswig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspinwall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Kiron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Westside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boyer River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyer River is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer River
- Audubon County
- County Website: https://www.auduboncountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Audubon: Audubon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Fiscus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Gray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Carroll County
- County Website: https://www.carrollcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Carroll: Carroll
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Manning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Halbur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Templeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roselle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Maple River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maple River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
- Breda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Harrison County
- County Website: https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Harrison: Logan
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baird is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Woodbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Willett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willett is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willett
- Pisgah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Persia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Hard Scratch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Echo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Crisp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crisp is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
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- Orson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orson is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Little Sioux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Magill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Magill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill
- Yorkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Orton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton
- River Sioux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- River Sioux is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
- Ida County
- County Website: https://idacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Ida: Ida Grove
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Battle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ida Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Monona County
- County Website: https://mononacountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Monona: Onawa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Ute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Soldier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moorhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Turin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ticonic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ticonic is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Kennebec
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kennebec is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Blencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blencoe is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Sac County
- County Website: https://www.saccountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Sac: Sac City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Brogan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brogan is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
- Wall Lake Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Lake Station is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Station
- Herring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- McCloy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCloy is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloy
- Odebolt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Wall Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Harlan
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Manteno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Earling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Irwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Botna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Kirkman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Portsmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Line is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
- Tennant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Corley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Poplar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbury County
- County Website: https://www.woodburycountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Woodbury: Sioux City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bell ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bell.
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell) 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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