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Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.<1>

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

Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto & Pocahontas.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 84 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Birchwood Estates. Of these communities, 71 are located in counties other than Clay 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 Birchwood Estates (which is Clay 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 Birchwood Estates

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

  • Clay County   (where Birchwood Estates resides)
    • County Website:   https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood Estates.
      • Spencer
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Langdon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Langdon is located in Clay County
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      • Fostoria
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Fostoria is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Dickens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Dickens is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Everly
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Everly is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Greenville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Royal
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rossie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Rossie is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Gillett Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Maclay ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Maclay is located in Clay County
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      • Cornell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Cornell is located in Clay County
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      • Webb
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Webb is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Peterson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Buena Vista County
    • County Website:   https://buenavistacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Buena Vista:   Storm Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood Estates.
      • Sioux Rapids
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Linn Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leverett
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
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      • Marathon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Rembrandt
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Albert City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Elkton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
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      • Truesdale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Spirit Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood Estates.
      • Old Town
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
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      • Milford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wallace
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Wallace is located in Dickinson County
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      • West Okoboji
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Terril
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Terril is located in Dickinson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Arnolds Park
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Crescent Beach Resort
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County
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      • Crows Nest Resort
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County
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      • Wahpeton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
      • Hagerty
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Hagerty is located in Dickinson County
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      • Manhattan Beach Resort
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Okoboji
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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        • Village East Resort
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County
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        • Egralharve
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Egralharve is located in Dickinson County
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        • Beaches Resort
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County
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        • Spirit Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Triboji Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County
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        • Montgomery
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Montgomery is located in Dickinson County
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        • Orleans
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
        • Superior
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood Estates.
      • Raleigh
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
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      • Wallingford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Estherville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
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      • Hoprig
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
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      • Gruver
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Gruver is located in Emmet County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Huntington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Huntington is located in Emmet County
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      • Maple Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
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  • O'Brien County
    • County Website:   https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood Estates.
      • Moneta
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
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      • Hartley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
      • Waterman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Waterman is located in O'Brien County
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      • Plessis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Plessis is located in O'Brien County
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      • Sutherland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Max
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Max is located in O'Brien County
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      • Gaza
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Gaza is located in O'Brien County
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      • Primghar
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Calumet
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Sanborn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mapleside
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
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      • Paullina
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Archer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • County Website:   https://osceolacountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Sibley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood Estates.
      • May City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • May City is located in Osceola County
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      • Harris
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Harris is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Melvin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Melvin is located in Osceola County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Ocheyedan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Cloverdale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
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      • Allendorf
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
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  • Palo Alto County
    • County Website:   https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birchwood Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood Estates.
      • Ruthven
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Fallow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
      • Ayrshire
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Graettinger
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Osgood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
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      • Emmetsburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Curlew
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Mallard
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cylinder
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Depew
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
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  • Pocahontas County
  • Jackson County
  • Nobles County

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- Birchwood Estates) 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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