Nearest Communities to Bethel,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bethel, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bethel:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Bethel.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bethel is located in Louisa County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Louisa County: Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Muscatine, Washington, Mercer (IL) & Rock Island (IL).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bethel. Of these communities, 120 are located in counties other than Louisa 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 Bethel (which is Louisa 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 Bethel
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Louisa County (where Bethel resides)
- 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 Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Gladwin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
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- Cotter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Columbus Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Lafayette ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Louisa County
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- Columbus City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Letts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bard is located in Louisa County
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- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
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- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marsh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
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- Port Louisa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Louisa is located in Louisa County
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- Wapello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Morning Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Louisa County
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- Elrick Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
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- Toolesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County
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- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar County
- County Website: https://cedarcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Cedar: Tipton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Downey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
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- Centerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
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- West Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
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- Plato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
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- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
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- Cedar Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
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- Lime City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Cedar Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
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- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
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- Des Moines County
- County Website: https://www.desmoinescounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Des Moines: Burlington
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Yarmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Des Moines County
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- Roscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
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- Northfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Des Moines County
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- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
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- Kossuth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Des Moines County
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- Mediapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- County Website: https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Henry: Mount Pleasant
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Olds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olds is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Swedesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Wayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Henry County
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- Traxler ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Traxler is located in Henry County
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- Belfast ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Henry County
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- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Westwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Oakland Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Iowa County
- County Website: https://iowacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Iowa: Marengo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Green Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
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- Holbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Iowa County
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- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Germanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
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- Merrimac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
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- East Pleasant Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Veo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
- Salina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salina is located in Jefferson County
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- Lockridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
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- Johnson County
- County Website: https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Johnson: Iowa City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge Estates is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Estates
- Parkhurst ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Parkhurst is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
- Sharon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Midway ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
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- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Iowa City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- University Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Amish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
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- Graham ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Windham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Cosgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Coralville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
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- Oasis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
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- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
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- Tiffin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Johnson County
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- Morse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Castle is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Johnson County
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- Twin View Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin View Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin View Heights
- Keokuk County
- County Website: https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Keokuk: Sigourney
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Keota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Talleyrand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Kinross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- 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 Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Conesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Port Allen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
- Cranston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cranston is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Nichols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Ardon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ardon is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardon
- West Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dayfield is located in Muscatine County
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- Fruitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Atalissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muscatine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Muscatine County
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- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
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- Sweetland Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sweetland Center is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland Center
- South Towne Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Washington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Haskins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haskins is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins
- Ainsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yatton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yatton is located in Washington County
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- Havre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
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- Crawfordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
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- Titu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Titu is located in Washington County
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- West Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Coppock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Grace Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
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- Daytonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Daytonville is located in Washington County
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- Wellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wassonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wassonville is located in Washington County
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- Nira
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nira is located in Washington County
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- Rubio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
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- Mercer County
- County Website: https://www.mercercountyil.org/
- County Seat for Mercer: Aledo (IL)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bethel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bethel.
- Eliza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Arpee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arpee is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpee
- Rock Island County
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- Bethel) 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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