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Nearest Communities to Colo,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

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.

Colo is located in Story County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Story County: Boone, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall & Polk.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 151 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Colo. Of these communities, 129 are located in counties other than Story 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 Colo (which is Story 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 Colo

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

  • Story County   (where Colo resides)
  • Boone County
  • Dallas County
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Grundy Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Colo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Colo.
      • Conrad
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Beaman is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Ivester
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ivester is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester
  • Hamilton County
  • Hardin County
    • County Website:   https://www.hardincountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Hardin:   Eldora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Colo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Colo.
      • Garden City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Garden City is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • New Providence
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hubbard
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lawn Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
      • Union
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Union is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Radcliffe
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gifford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sherman is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Secor ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Secor is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
      • Whitten
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Xenia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Xenia is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Rough Woods Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Rough Woods Hill is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Woods Hill
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Eldora
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Buckeye
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Buckeye is located in Hardin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
        • Hughs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Hughs is located in Hardin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
        • Berlin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Berlin is located in Hardin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Owasa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Steamboat Rock
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper County
  • Marshall County
    • County Website:   https://www.marshallcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marshalltown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Colo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Colo.
      • State Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Saint Anthony
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Edenville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Edenville is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Rhodes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Malta
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Malta is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Clemons
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Clemons is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Bromley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bromley is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
      • Illinois Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Grove
      • Melbourne
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Minerva
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Minerva is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • LaMoille
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • State Center Junction
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • State Center Junction is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center Junction
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Bangor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Moningers
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Moningers is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
        • Luray
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Marietta
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Van
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Van is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
        • Albion
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Haverhill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Liscomb
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Marshalltown
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Maulsby
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Maulsby is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maulsby
        • Wolf Lake Addition
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Wolf Lake Addition is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake Addition
        • Laurel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Laurel is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
        • Ferguson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Rockton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Rockton is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
        • Dillon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Green Mountain
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Pickering
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Pickering is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
        • Predonia ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Predonia is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predonia
        • Quarry
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Quarry is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
        • Dunbar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Le Grand
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Gilman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Des Moines
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Colo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Colo.
      • Oakwood Station ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Oakwood Station is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Station
      • Loring
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Farrar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Farrar is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Elkhart
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Alleman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Santiago
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Enterprise
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Enterprise is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Sheldahl
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bondurant
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Quilhart ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Quilhart is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quilhart
      • Mitchellville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ankeny
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Crocker
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Crocker is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
        • Polk City Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Oralabor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Oralabor is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
        • Berwick
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Corydon ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Corydon is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
        • Polk City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • White Oak
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • White Oak is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
        • Altoona
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Carney
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Saylor Station
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Saylor Station is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Station
        • Capitol Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Capitol Heights is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
        • Bowsher
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Bowsher is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowsher
        • Marquisville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Norwoodville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Norwoodville is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
        • Saylor
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Saylor is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
        • Saylorville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Saylorville is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
        • Swanwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Swanwood is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwood
        • Ivy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Ivy is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
        • Andrews
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Camp Dodge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Camp Dodge is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dodge
        • Country Estate Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Herrold
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Rising Sun
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Easton Place
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Easton Place is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Place
        • Johnston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tama County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Colo) 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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