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Nearest Communities to Canfield,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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 south 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 Canfield.<1>

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


Canfield is located in Black Hawk County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Black Hawk County: Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy & Tama.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 127 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Canfield. Of these communities, 89 are located in counties other than Black Hawk 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 Canfield (which is Black Hawk 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 Canfield

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

  • Black Hawk County   (where Canfield resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Black Hawk:   Waterloo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • Dunkerton
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
      • Jesup
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
      • Raymond
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Dewar
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Armour
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Armour is located in Black Hawk County
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      • Crain Creek ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Crain Creek is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Creek
      • Elk Run Heights
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
      • Raymar
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Raymar is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymar
      • Edwards ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
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      • Gilbertville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Hilltop
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
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      • Big Rock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Eastgate Estate Park
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Eastgate Estate Park is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate Estate Park
        • Evansdale
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jubilee
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
        • Cedar Knoll Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Knoll Park is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Washburn
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Waterloo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Glasgow ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
        • Orange
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Castle Hill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
        • Boies
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Boies is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boies
        • La Porte City
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Louise
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Louise is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
        • Cedar Falls Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Cedar Falls Junction is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Lamplighter Villa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Lamplighter Villa is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamplighter Villa
        • Eagle Center
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Cedar City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
        • Cedar Falls
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • North Cedar
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
        • Hudson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
        • Norris Siding
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Norris Siding is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Siding
        • Janesville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Benson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Benson is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Blessing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Voorhies
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Finchford
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Hicks
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hicks is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Vinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • Mount Auburn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Cheney
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cheney is located in Benton County
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      • Spencers Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
      • Manatheka ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Manatheka is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatheka
      • Urbana
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vinton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Benton Station ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Benton Station is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
      • Garrison
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Garrison is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Benton City ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Benton City is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Geneva
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Geneva is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Rogersville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Rogersville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
      • Eden
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Eden is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Bremer County
    • County Website:   https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Bremer:   Waverly
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • Klinger
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Klinger is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
      • Readlyn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Miner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Miner is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Wapsie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
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      • Denver
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Knittel
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Knittel is located in Bremer County
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      • Buck Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
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      • Artesian
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Artesian is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Tripoli
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Old Tripoli
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
      • Spring Fountain
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
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      • Bremer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bremer is located in Bremer County
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        • Waverly Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
        • Waverly
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Sumner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Seigel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Seigel is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
        • Frederika
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Frederika is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
        • Roxie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Roxie is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
        • Horton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Horton is located in Bremer County
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        • Plainfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buchanan County
    • County Website:   https://www.buchanancounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Buchanan:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • Littleton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Littleton is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Wise
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Wise is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Otterville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Otterville is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Fairbank
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Vista
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Vista is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Bryantsburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
      • Independence
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hazleton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Doris
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Doris is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
      • Gatesville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
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        • Stanley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Hamerville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
        • Rowley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Winthrop
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
        • Quasqueton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Aurora
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
        • Lamont
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Monti
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Monti is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
  • Butler County
    • County Website:   https://butlercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Butler:   Allison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • New Hartford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Shell Rock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Swanton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Swanton is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Sinclair
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Sinclair is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
  • Delaware County
  • Fayette County
    • County Website:   https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   West Union
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • Oran
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Oran is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Oelwein
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westgate
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Westgate is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Maynard
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Scott is located in Fayette County
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      • Maryville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Maryville is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Randalia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Randalia is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Arlington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Arlington is located in Fayette County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Fayette
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Donnan
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Donnan is located in Fayette County
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      • Richfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Richfield is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Taylorsville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Taylorsville is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Grundy Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • Fredsville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
      • Zaneta
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Zaneta is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaneta
      • Dike
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Dike is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
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      • Reinbeck
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dairyville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Dairyville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
      • Lincoln
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Lincoln is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Stout
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Stout is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Morrison
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lear
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Lear is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lear
  • Linn County
  • Tama County
    • County Website:   https://www.tamacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Tama:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canfield.
      • Mooreville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Mooreville is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Dysart
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dinsdale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Dinsdale is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
      • Buckingham
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Buckingham is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Traer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Union ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • West Union is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union

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- Canfield) 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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