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Nearest Communities to Denison,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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

Denison is located in Crawford County and is the County Seat.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Audubon, Carroll, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby & Woodbury.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 85 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Denison. Of these communities, 64 are located in counties other than Crawford 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 Denison (which is Crawford 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 Denison

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

  • Crawford County   (where Denison resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Denison   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Denison.
      • Sunset Village
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Kimze
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Kimze is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimze
      • Deloit
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Deloit is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Buck Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Arion
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Arion is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Kenwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Vail
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Vail is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
      • Bell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Bell is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Dow City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Schleswig
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Manilla
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Astor
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Astor is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
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        • Kiron
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Boyer
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Haley
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Haley is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
        • Charter Oak
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Westside
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Ricketts
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Aspinwall
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Boyer River
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Boyer River is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer River
        • Berne
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Berne is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Audubon County
  • Carroll County
    • County Website:   https://www.carrollcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Carroll:   Carroll
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Denison   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Denison.
      • Arcadia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Manning
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Halbur
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Halbur is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Maple River
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Maple River is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
      • Roselle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Templeton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Breda
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Carmel
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Carroll Community Estates
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Carroll
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Willey
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dedham
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kentner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Kentner is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
      • Lidderdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrison County
    • County Website:   https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Logan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Denison   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Denison.
      • Dunlap
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Baird
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Baird is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Woodbine
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Allen
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Allen is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Willett
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Willett is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willett
  • Ida County
    • County Website:   https://idacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Ida:   Ida Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Denison   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Denison.
      • Arthur
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Arthur is located in Ida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Ida Grove
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Battle Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Monona County
  • Sac County
    • County Website:   https://www.saccountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Sac:   Sac City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Denison   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Denison.
      • Brogan ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Brogan is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
      • Wall Lake Station
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Wall Lake Station is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Station
      • Herring ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • McCloy ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • McCloy is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloy
      • Odebolt
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Wall Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carnarvon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brook Mount
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Brook Mount is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Mount
      • Hart
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Hart is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Lake View
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ulmer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ulmer is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulmer
      • Auburn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Grant City is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Harlan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Denison   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Denison.
      • Defiance
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Defiance is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Botna
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Manteno
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Manteno is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
      • Earling
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Earling is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Irwin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirkman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Panama
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Westphalia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Red Line
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Red Line is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
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  • Woodbury 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denison) 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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