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Nearest Communities to Big Mound,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Big Mound.<1>

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

Big Mound is located in Lee County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Des Moines, Henry, Van Buren, Hancock (IL), Henderson (IL) & Clark (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 167 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Big Mound. Of these communities, 129 are located in counties other than Lee 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 Big Mound (which is Lee 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 Big Mound

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

  • Lee County   (where Big Mound resides)
  • Davis County
    • County Website:   https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Davis:   Bloomfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Big Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Big Mound.
      • Dover ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Dover is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Troy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Troy is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • White Elm
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • White Elm is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Elm
      • Chequest
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pulaski
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Pulaski is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • 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 Big Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Big Mound.
      • Danville Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Danville Center is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Center
      • Danville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Danville is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Augusta
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Augusta is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Middletown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Pleasant Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Beaverdale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
      • Skunk River
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Skunk River is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
      • West Burlington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Yarmouth
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Grove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Kline
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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        • Patterson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Patterson is located in Des Moines County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
        • Roscoe
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
        • Burlington
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Kemper
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Kemper is located in Des Moines County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
        • Dodgeville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Big Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Big Mound.
      • Hillsboro
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Salem
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Denova
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Denova is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
      • Oakland Mills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lowell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Westwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Westwood is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Baltimore ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Baltimore is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Rome
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Rome is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Belfast ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Belfast is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Mount Pleasant
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Traxler ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Traxler is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
      • New London
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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        • Trenton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Trenton is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
        • Swedesburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Mount Union
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Mount Union is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
          • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
        • Olds
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Wayland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Winfield
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Big Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Big Mound.
      • Glasgow
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lockridge
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Collett
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Collett is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
      • Beckwith
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
      • Salina
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Salina is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
      • Merrimac
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Fairfield
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Libertyville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Germanville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Germanville is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
      • Whitefield ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Whitefield is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
      • Ellmaker
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellmaker
      • Perlee
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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        • Bernhart
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Bernhart is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernhart
        • Maharishi Vedic City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
        • East Pleasant Plain
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant Plain
        • Pleasant Plain
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Veo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Veo is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
        • Batavia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Brookville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Louisa County
  • Van Buren County
    • County Website:   https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Van Buren:   Keosauqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Big Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Big Mound.
      • Harrisburg
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Bonaparte
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Palestine ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Palestine is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Plymouth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Plymouth is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Lexington
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Lexington is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Pierceville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
      • Utica
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Utica is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Farmington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bentonsport
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Vernon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Stockport
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Winchester
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
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        • Mount Zion
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Keosauqua
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Parksville ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Parksville is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
        • Kilbourn
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Birmingham
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
        • Mount Sterling
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pittsburg
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
        • Cantril
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Lebanon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Douds
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Leando
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Milton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Selma
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Business Corners ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
  • Wapello County
  • Washington County
  • Hancock County
    • County Website:   https://hancockcounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Carthage (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Big Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Big Mound.
      • Nauvoo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quashquema ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Quashquema is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quashquema
      • Old Niota
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Niota is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Niota
      • Niota
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sonora ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sonora is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Pontoosuc
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Powellton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Dallas City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Colusa
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamilton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
  • Clark County
  • Scotland County
    • County Website:   https://www.scotlandcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Scotland:   Memphis (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Big Mound   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Big Mound.
      • Prospect Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
      • Azen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
      • Granger
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Arbela
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
      • Etna
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Etna is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna

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- Big Mound) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.