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Nearest Communities to Carney,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 east 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 Carney.<1>

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

Carney is located in Polk County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 177 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Carney. Of these communities, 111 are located in counties other than Polk 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 Carney (which is Polk 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 Carney

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

  • Polk County   (where Carney resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Des Moines
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carney.
      • Saylor Station
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Saylor Station is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Station
      • Oralabor
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Oralabor is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
      • Saylor
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Saylor is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
      • Saylorville
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Saylorville is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
      • Marquisville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Swanwood
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Swanwood is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwood
      • White Oak
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • White Oak is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • Ankeny
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Berwick
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwoodville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Norwoodville is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
      • Enterprise
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Enterprise is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Quilhart ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Quilhart is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quilhart
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        • Bowsher
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bowsher is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowsher
        • Easton Place
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Easton Place is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Place
        • Capitol Heights
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Capitol Heights is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
        • Country Estate Village
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lovington
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Lovington is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
        • Camp Dodge
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Camp Dodge is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dodge
        • Johnston
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Corydon ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Corydon is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
        • Crocker
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Crocker is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
        • Des Moines
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Altoona
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bondurant
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Herrold
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Elkhart
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Polk City
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • East Des Moines
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
        • Carbondale
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Carbondale is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
        • Pleasant Hill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Rising Sun
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Crestwood
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Crestwood is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
        • Windsor Heights
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Alleman
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Andrews
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Polk City Junction
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Valley Junction
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
        • Grimes
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Rider
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Rider is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
        • Urbandale
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Millman
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Millman is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millman
        • Hastie
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hastie is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
        • Levey
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Levey is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
        • Santiago
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Avon
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Avon is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Fort Des Moines
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Fort Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Des Moines
        • Ivy
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ivy is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
        • Woodland Hills
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Ashawa
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Ashawa is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
        • Campbell
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Campbell is located in Polk County
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        • Clive
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Mitchellville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • The Meadows
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • The Meadows is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
        • South Ridge Estates
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • South Ridge Estates is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge Estates
        • Avon Lake
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Avon Lake is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Lake
        • West Des Moines
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Loring
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sheldahl
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Adelphi
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Commerce
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Farrar
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Farrar is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
        • Norwalk
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Carlisle
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Oakwood Station ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Oakwood Station is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Station
        • Runnells
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Ottawa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Ottawa is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Boone County
  • Dallas County
  • Jasper County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carney.
      • McBride
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • McBride is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • Clucas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Clucas is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clucas
      • Patterson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Charles
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Tileville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Tileville is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
      • Earlham
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Hanley is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
  • Marion County
  • Marshall County
  • Story County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carney.
      • Lakewood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Orillia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotch Ridge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
      • Cumming
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
      • Summerset
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Summerset is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
      • Ford
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Ford is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
      • Hartford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Greenbush
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenbush is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Palmyra
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Prole
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Prole is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
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        • Churchville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Indianola
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Martensdale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Ackworth
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Ackworth is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
        • Conger
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Conger is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
        • Wick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Wick is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
        • Sandyville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bevington
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarkson ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Clarkson is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
        • Beech
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Beech is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
        • Hammondsburgh ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Hammondsburgh is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsburgh
        • Saint Marys
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
        • West Saint Marys
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
        • Milo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carney) 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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