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Nearest Communities to Curlew,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 starting from Curlew.<1>

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

Curlew is located in Palo Alto County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Palo Alto County: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth & Pocahontas.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Curlew. Of these communities, 71 are located in counties other than Palo Alto 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 Curlew (which is Palo Alto 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 Curlew

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

  • Palo Alto County   (where Curlew resides)
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Curlew   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Curlew.
      • Mallard
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
        • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <4>
      • Ayrshire
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
        • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <4>
      • Emmetsburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
        • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <4>
      • Rodman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cylinder
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Ruthven
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bend
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
        • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <4>
      • Osgood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
      • Fallow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
      • Graettinger
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Depew
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
      • Fairville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
        • Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
  • Buena Vista County
  • Calhoun County
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   www.co.clay.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Curlew   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Curlew.
      • Webb
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gillett Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dickens
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Maclay ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maclay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclay
        • Maclay is located in Clay County
      • Cornell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Greenville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Greenville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
      • Rossie
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
        • Rossie is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Spencer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Birchwood Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Estates
        • Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
      • Langdon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fostoria
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
        • Royal is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
      • Peterson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
        • Peterson is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <4>
  • Dickinson County
  • Emmet County
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Curlew   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Curlew.
      • Hoprig
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoprig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
        • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hoprig
        • From Curlew to Hoprig
      • Wallingford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Forsyth
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
        • Forsyth is located in Emmet County
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bubona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
      • Ringsted
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Raleigh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
      • Halfa
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
        • Halfa is located in Emmet County
      • Gruver
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
        • Gruver is located in Emmet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Estherville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
        • Estherville is located in Emmet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <4>
      • Maple Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
      • Gridley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
        • Gridley is located in Emmet County
  • Humboldt County
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Curlew   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Curlew.
      • Ottosen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Bradgate
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
        • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Bode
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gilmore City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
        • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <4>
      • Unique
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unique have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
        • Unique is located in Humboldt County
      • Rutland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Livermore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Pioneer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
        • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
      • Arnold
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
        • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Arnold
        • From Curlew to Arnold
  • Kossuth County
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Curlew   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Curlew.
      • Whittemore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
        • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Fenton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
        • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Lotts Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Creek
        • Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
      • Hobarton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobarton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
        • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
      • Algona
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Saint Joseph
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
        • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
      • Lone Rock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
        • Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Rock <4>
      • Irvington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Seneca
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
        • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Seneca
        • From Curlew to Seneca
      • Galbraith
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galbraith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
        • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
      • Burt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
        • Burt is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Pocahontas County
    • County Seat for Pocahontas:   Pocahontas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Curlew   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Curlew.
      • Plover
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Havelock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
        • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <4>
      • Ridotto
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridotto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridotto
        • Ridotto is located in Pocahontas County
      • Laurens
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ware
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ware have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
        • Ware is located in Pocahontas County
      • Rubens Siding
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubens Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Siding
        • Rubens Siding is located in Pocahontas County
      • Rolfe
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pocahontas
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
        • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
      • Westview
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
        • Westview is located in Pocahontas County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Rusk
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rusk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
          • Rusk is located in Pocahontas County
        • Varina
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Palmer
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
          • Palmer is located in Pocahontas County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
        • Lizard ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lizard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
          • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
        • Fonda
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Blanden
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanden
          • Blanden is located in Pocahontas County

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 from Point A (ie- Curlew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Curlew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9799, Longitude: -94.7366    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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