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Nearest Communities to Doris,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Doris is located in Buchanan County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buchanan County: Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Clayton, Delaware & Fayette.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Doris. Of these communities, 119 are located in counties other than Buchanan 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 Doris (which is Buchanan 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 Doris

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

  • Buchanan County   (where Doris resides)
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Vinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Doris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Doris.
      • Spencers Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cheney
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Cheney is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Manatheka ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Manatheka is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatheka
      • Urbana
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Auburn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Benton City ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Benton City is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Vinton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Eden is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Shellsburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Benton Station ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Benton Station is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
      • Garrison
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Garrison is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Geneva
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Geneva is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Black Hawk County
    • County Website:   https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Black Hawk:   Waterloo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Doris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Doris.
      • Jesup
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
      • Jubilee
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
      • Canfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
      • Dunkerton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
      • Gilbertville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Raymond
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dewar
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Raymar
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Raymar is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymar
      • La Porte City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Armour
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Armour is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Elk Run Heights
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
      • Crain Creek ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Crain Creek is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Creek
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Edwards ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Hilltop
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Washburn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Cedar Knoll Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Cedar Knoll Park is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll Park
        • Evansdale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Big Rock
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
        • Eastgate Estate Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Eastgate Estate Park is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate Estate Park
        • Louise
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Louise is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
        • Waterloo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Eagle Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Glasgow ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
        • Orange
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
        • Castle Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
        • Boies
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Boies is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boies
  • Bremer County
    • County Website:   https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Bremer:   Waverly
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Doris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Doris.
      • Miner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Miner is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Klinger
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Buck Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • Wapsie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
      • Readlyn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Knittel
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Denver
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Fountain
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
  • Clayton County
  • Delaware County
  • Fayette County
    • County Website:   https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   West Union
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Doris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Doris.
      • Oelwein
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Scott
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Scott is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Maryville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Arlington is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Maynard
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Oran
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Oran is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Taylorsville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Taylorsville is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Westgate
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayette
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Albany
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Albany is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
        • Randalia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Randalia is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
        • Wadena
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Lima
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Lima is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
        • Donnan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Illyria
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jones County
  • Linn County
  • Tama County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Doris) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.