Nearest Communities to Carnforth,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Carnforth, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Carnforth:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Carnforth.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Poweshiek County: Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marshall & Tama.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 118 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Carnforth. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than Poweshiek 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 Carnforth (which is Poweshiek 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 Carnforth
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Poweshiek County (where Carnforth resides)
- County Website: https://poweshiekcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Poweshiek: Montezuma
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Victor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hartwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guernsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dresden is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Malcom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
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- Ewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Jacobs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jacobs is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Grinnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Searsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stillwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Benton County
- County Website: https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Benton: Vinton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Belle Plaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Benton County
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- Luzerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Blairstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Watkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Van Horne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Newhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Garrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Country Aire Home Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa County
- County Website: https://iowacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Iowa: Marengo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Ladora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Gonoa Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gonoa Bluff is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonoa Bluff
- Koszta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Koszta is located in Iowa County
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- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
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- Ambrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Armah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armah is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armah
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Conroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
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- Upper South Amana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Upper South Amana is located in Iowa County
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- South Amana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Amana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- North English
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Amana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Amana
- Middle Amana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Iowa County
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- Homestead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Amana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Amana
- Green Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
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- Jasper County
- County Website: https://jasperia.org/
- County Seat for Jasper: Newton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Turner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turner is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Sully
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kellogg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Killduff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- County Website: https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Keokuk: Sigourney
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
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- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Thornburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Keswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rosetta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rosetta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- What Cheer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South English
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
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- Kinross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Sigourney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Linn County
- County Website: https://www.linncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Linn: Cedar Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- Walford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Mahaska County
- County Website: https://www.mahaskacountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Mahaska: Oskaloosa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Agricola ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Agricola is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Barnes City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Indianapolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Neska
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Neska is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neska
- New Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Granville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Lacey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Tioga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Peoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Bernina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bernina is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernina
- Marshall County
- County Website: https://www.marshallcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Marshall: Marshalltown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Gilman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pickering
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Le Grand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Tama County
- County Website: https://www.tamacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Tama: Toledo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Long Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Redman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Redman is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Vining
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Gladstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Elberon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Toledo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mesquakie Indian Settlement
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Clutier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Wapello County
- County Website: https://www.wapellocounty.org/
- County Seat for Wapello: Ottumwa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Washington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carnforth ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carnforth.
- Nira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wassonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wassonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carnforth) 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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