Nearest Communities to Big Spring,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Big Spring, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Big Spring:
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 Spring.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Big Spring is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Wayne County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 115 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Big Spring. Of these communities, 94 are located in counties other than Wayne County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> 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 Spring (which is Wayne 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 Spring
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Wayne County (where Big Spring resides)
- County Website: https://waynecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Wayne: Corydon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Saxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Wayne County
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- Lineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Center
- Peoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Humeston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Corydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Sewal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sewal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Ovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ovia is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
- New York
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Bethelhem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethelhem is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelhem
- Promise City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Seymour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Confidence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Appanoose County
- County Website: https://appanoosecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Appanoose: Centerville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
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- Bellair ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Appanoose County
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- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Appanoose County
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- Numa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Martinstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Martinstown is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
- Brazil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Clarke County
- County Website: https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clarke: Osceola
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Clarke County
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- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Woodburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
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- Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
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- Lacelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
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- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Clarke County
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- Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Hopeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Decatur County
- County Website: https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Decatur: Leon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Brucewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brucewell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucewell
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Blockly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blockly is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Pleasanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Davis City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- New Buda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Buda is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buda
- Decatur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Barrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barrell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrell
- Terre Haute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
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- Van Wert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Togo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Togo is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Lamoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tuskeego
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
- Grand River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lucas County
- County Website: https://lucascounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Lucas: Chariton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Last Chance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Last Chance is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Lucas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Troy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Chariton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indianola Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
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- Whitebreast
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
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- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Oakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Ringgold County
- County Website: https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Ringgold: Mount Ayr
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Kellerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beaconsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Wanamaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- County Seat for Harrison: Bethany (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Andover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Cainsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Blythedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pawnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer County
- County Seat for Mercer: Princeton (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- South Lineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Wataga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Ilia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ilia is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleopatra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleopatra is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Adel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Alvord ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alvord is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Ravanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Burrows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
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- Topsy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Topsy is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsy
- Mill Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Dinsmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Modena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Modena is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Half Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Half Rock is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Rock
- Putnam County
- County Seat for Putnam: Unionville (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Powersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Wyreka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyreka is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyreka
- Lucerne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Saint John
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Terre Haute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- West Liberty ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Quinn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinn is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- County Seat for Sullivan: Milan (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Spring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Spring.
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Judson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Wintersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
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 from Point A (ie- Big Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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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