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Nearest Communities to Carson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Carson.<1>

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

Carson is located in Pottawattamie County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pottawattamie County: Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Douglas (NE), Sarpy (NE) & Washington (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 118 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Carson. Of these communities, 86 are located in counties other than Pottawattamie 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 Carson (which is Pottawattamie 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 Carson

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

  • Pottawattamie County   (where Carson resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pottcounty-ia.gov/
    • County Seat for Pottawattamie:   Council Bluffs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carson.
      • Macedonia
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Oakland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Taylor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Iola ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Iola is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Kemling ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Kemling is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemling
      • Treynor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hancock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • York Center
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
      • Quick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
      • Bentley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Bentley is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Peter
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Peter is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
      • Newtown ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Newtown is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
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        • McClelland
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Dumfries
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Avoca
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
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        • Minden
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <3>
        • Underwood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
        • Neola
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Weston
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Gilliatt
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Gilliatt is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliatt
        • Chautauqua
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Walnut
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
        • Council Bluffs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Pigeon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Crescent
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Honey Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
        • Carter Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Clara
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Clara is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
        • Ascot
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Ascot is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascot
        • Grable
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Grable is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grable
        • Loveland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Adams County
  • Cass County
  • Fremont County
  • Harrison County
    • County Website:   https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Logan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carson.
      • Magill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Magill is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill
      • Yorkshire
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Burg ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Union Burg is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
      • Persia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Persia is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Beebeetown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
      • Crisp
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Crisp is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
      • Hard Scratch
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
  • Mills County
    • County Website:   https://www.millscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mills:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carson.
      • Henderson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Silver City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Emerson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hastings
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Hastings is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Mineola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • White Cloud
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • White Cloud is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
      • Balfour
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Balfour is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
      • Malvern
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clark
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Clark is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Strahan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Strahan is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
      • Hillsdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hillsdale is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Climax
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Climax is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
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        • Glenwood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Solomon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Solomon is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
        • Folsom
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Folsom is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Hentons ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Hentons is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
        • Mills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Pacific City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Pacific City is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
        • Pacific Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Burr Oak
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Burr Oak is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://www.montgomerycountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Red Oak
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carson.
      • Wales
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Wales is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Elliott
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stennett
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Stennett is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
      • Hawthorne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • McPherson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • McPherson is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • Red Oak
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Biddick ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Biddick is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddick
      • Frankfort ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Frankfort is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Wallin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Wallin is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
      • Grant
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Grant is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Coburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Morton Mills
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Morton Mills is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Mills
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Page County
  • Shelby County
  • Cass County
  • Douglas County
  • Sarpy County
    • County Website:   https://www.sarpy.gov/
    • County Seat for Sarpy:   Papillion (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carson.
      • Paradise Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
      • Avery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Bellevue
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fort Crook
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Fort Crook is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Crook
      • Gilmore Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Gilmore Junction is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Junction
      • La Platte
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Capehart
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Capehart is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
      • Rumsey
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Rumsey is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey

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- Carson) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.