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Nearest Communities to Cou Falls,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 Cou Falls.<1>

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


Cou Falls is located in Johnson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 151 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cou Falls. Of these communities, 119 are located in counties other than Johnson 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 Cou Falls (which is Johnson 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 Cou Falls

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

  • Johnson County   (where Cou Falls resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Iowa City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cou Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cou Falls.
      • Curtis ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Curtis is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Shueyville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Swisher
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Castle ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Green Castle is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Twin View Heights
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Twin View Heights is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin View Heights
      • North Liberty
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiffin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oakdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oxford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Solon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Solon is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
      • Vernon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Vernon is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Coralville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Benton County
  • Cedar County
  • Iowa County
  • Jones County
  • Keokuk County
  • Linn County
    • County Website:   https://www.linncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Linn:   Cedar Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cou Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cou Falls.
      • Western
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Konigsmark
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Konigsmark is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konigsmark
      • Ely
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirkwood Estates
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Kirkwood Estates is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Estates
      • Lincolnway Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
      • Summit
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Summit is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Beverly Depot
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Beverly Depot is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Depot
      • Worthington Acres
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Worthington Acres is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Acres
      • East Rapids
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • East Rapids is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
      • Otis
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Otis is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • West Cedar Rapids
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • West Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Rapids
      • Fairfax
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (37 more) ...
        • Walford
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Grand View Village
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
        • Hometown-Cedar Terrace
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Cedar Hills
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Cedar Rapids
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Bertram
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Bertram is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
        • Vernon View
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Vernon View is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon View
        • Covington
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Lindale Manor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Lindale Manor is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale Manor
        • Linn Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Linn Junction is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Junction
        • Louisa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Louisa is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
        • Mount Vernon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hiawatha Oak Brook Court
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Hiawatha
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Marion
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • New Buffalo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • New Buffalo is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
        • Sunset Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Sunset Village is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
        • Eagle Ridge Community
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Squaw Creek Village
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
        • Lisbon
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Robins
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Robins is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
        • Palo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Paralta
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Paralta is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
        • Midway
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Midway is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Toddville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Springville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Whittier
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Whittier is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
        • Lafayette
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Alburnett
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Viola
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Center Point
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jordans Grove
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Jordans Grove is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Grove
        • Alice
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Alice is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
        • Rogers
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Rogers is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Waubeek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Waubeek is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
        • Central City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Paris ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Muscatine County
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cou Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cou Falls.
      • Kalona
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Kalona is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <3>
      • Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
      • Riverside
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Daytonville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Daytonville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytonville
      • Yatton ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Yatton is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatton
      • Wassonville ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wassonville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville
      • Richmond
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Richmond is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Wellman
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Nira
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lexington
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Lexington is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington

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- Cou Falls) 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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