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Nearest Communities to Cylinder,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Cylinder.<1>

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

Cylinder 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 85 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cylinder. Of these communities, 73 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 Cylinder (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 Cylinder

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

  • Palo Alto County   (where Cylinder resides)
    • County Website:   https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cylinder   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cylinder.
      • Rodman
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Depew
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Fairville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Emmetsburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Osgood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • West Bend
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Curlew
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Mallard
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fallow
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
      • Graettinger
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ayrshire
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ruthven
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Buena Vista County
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cylinder   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cylinder.
      • Dickens
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Dickens is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Gillett Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Webb
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Webb is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Maclay ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Maclay is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclay
      • Langdon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Langdon is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Birchwood Estates
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Estates
      • Greenville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Spencer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dickinson County
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cylinder   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cylinder.
      • Forsyth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Forsyth is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Hoprig
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
      • Ringsted
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
      • Halfa
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Halfa is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
      • Wallingford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Armstrong
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Gridley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Gridley is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Maple Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Gruver
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Gruver is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Raleigh
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Estherville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dolliver
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Huntington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Huntington is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Hancock County
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cylinder   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cylinder.
      • Ottosen
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Bradgate
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Bode
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bode is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Livermore
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Gilmore City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Arnold
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Rutland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Unique
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Unique is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
      • Dakota City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Humboldt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kossuth County
    • County Website:   https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cylinder   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cylinder.
      • Whittemore
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Fenton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Lotts Creek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Creek
      • Hobarton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
      • Lone Rock
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Algona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Seneca
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Irvington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Burt
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Burt is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Saint Joseph
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
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      • Galbraith
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
      • Bancroft
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Sexton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
        • Swea ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Swea is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
        • Swea City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Benedict
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Lu Verne
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Titonka
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
        • Gerled
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
        • Hanna
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Hanna is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
        • Wesley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • German Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
        • Lakota
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
        • Ledyard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas County
    • County Website:   https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Pocahontas:   Pocahontas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cylinder   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cylinder.
      • Plover
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Rubens Siding
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Rubens Siding is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Siding
      • Ridotto
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Ridotto is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridotto
      • Rolfe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <3>
      • Havelock
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurens
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ware
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Ware is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Pocahontas
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Westview
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Westview is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
      • Rusk
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Rusk is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Martin County

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- Cylinder) 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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