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Nearest Communities to Bettendorf,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 starting from Bettendorf.<1>

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

Bettendorf is located in Scott County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine & Rock Island (IL).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 199 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bettendorf. Of these communities, 155 are located in counties other than Scott 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 Bettendorf (which is Scott 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 Bettendorf

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

  • Scott County   (where Bettendorf resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Davenport
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bettendorf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bettendorf.
      • Riverdale
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Riverdale is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Panorama Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Panorama Park is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Davenport
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carriage Place
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Carriage Place is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Place
      • Great Oaks
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Great Oaks is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
      • Sherton Heights
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Sherton Heights is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherton Heights
      • Green Acres
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Green Acres is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
      • Mount Joy
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Mount Joy is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
      • Ridgeview Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ridgeview Park is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Park
      • Black Hawk
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Black Hawk is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
      • Argo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Argo is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
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        • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Chapel Hill is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
        • Nahant
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Nahant is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
        • Rockingham ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Rockingham is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
        • Probstei
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Probstei is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probstei
        • Le Claire
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Eldridge
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Walnut Grove
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Walnut Grove is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Lakewood Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Lakewood Park is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
        • Little Groves
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Little Groves is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
        • Linwood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Linwood is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Jamestown
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Jamestown is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Long Grove
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Park View
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Buffalo Heights
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Buffalo Heights is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Heights
        • Princeton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rivercrest Estates
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Rivercrest Estates is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivercrest Estates
        • Donahue
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Maysville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Maysville is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Blue Grass
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Buffalo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Gambrill ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Gambrill is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrill
        • McCausland
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • McCausland is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
        • Walcott Eststes
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Walcott Eststes is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott Eststes
        • Noel ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Noel is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
        • Hickory Grove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Walcott
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Plainview
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Plainview is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • New Dixon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • New Dixon is located in Scott County
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        • Dixon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Durant
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • New Liberty
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • New Liberty is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
        • Big Rock
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar County
  • Clinton County
  • Muscatine County
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycty.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Cambridge (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bettendorf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bettendorf.
      • Timber Ridge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Timber Ridge is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Green Rock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
      • Briar Bluff
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brook Lawn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Brook Lawn is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Lawn
      • Colona
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <3>
      • Cleveland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
      • Dayton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Green River
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Green River is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
      • Level Acres
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Level Acres is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Acres
      • Sunny Hill Estates
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunny Hill Estates is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Estates
      • Sunny Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
      • Warner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Warner is located in Henry County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
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        • Hickory Hills
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
        • Woodcrest
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Woodcrest is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
        • Morristown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Orion
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Shady Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Shady Beach is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
        • Osco
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Lynn Center
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Geneseo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Ophiem
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Ophiem is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
        • Andover
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cambridge
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Alpha
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Alpha is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
        • Oxford ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Oxford is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Woodhull
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Ulah
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ulah is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
        • Atkinson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • German Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • German Corner is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
        • Hooppole
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Bishop Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Nekoma
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Nekoma is located in Henry County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
  • Knox County
  • Mercer County
    • County Website:   https://www.mercercountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Aledo (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bettendorf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bettendorf.
      • Preemption
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sherrard
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Orangemans Hall
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Orangemans Hall is located in Mercer County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangemans Hall
      • Cable
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Cable is located in Mercer County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
      • Swedona
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Swedona is located in Mercer County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
      • Boden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Boden is located in Mercer County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
      • Matherville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hamlet
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hamlet is located in Mercer County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Griffin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Old Gilchrist
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Old Gilchrist is located in Mercer County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gilchrist
      • Marston
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shale City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
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  • Rock Island County
    • County Website:   https://rockislandcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Rock Island:   Rock Island (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bettendorf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bettendorf.
      • Moline
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • East Moline
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
      • Bridgeway Addition
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Bridgeway Addition is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeway Addition
      • Fruitland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Fruitland is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Rock Island
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Babcock
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Babcock is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
      • Hampton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
      • Glendale ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Glendale is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Silvis
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <3>
      • Carbon Cliff
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Coal Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Grove
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
  • Whiteside County
    • County Website:   https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Whiteside:   Morrison (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bettendorf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bettendorf.
      • Albany
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Albany is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
      • Erie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
      • Spring Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Newton Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden Plain
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Jefferson Corners
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jefferson Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Corners
      • East Clinton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Portland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Portland is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Fenton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Oklahoma
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
      • Pratt ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Pratt is located in Whiteside County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Denrock
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Denrock is located in Whiteside County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
        • Fulton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Oliver
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Oliver is located in Whiteside County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
        • Leon Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
        • Prophetstown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Hamilton Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Hamilton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Corners

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 from Point A (ie- Bettendorf) 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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