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Nearest Communities to Duncan,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 from Duncan.<1>

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

Duncan is located in Hancock County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Duncan. Of these communities, 76 are located in counties other than Hancock 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 Duncan (which is Hancock 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 Duncan

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

  • Hancock County   (where Duncan resides)
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Garner
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Britt
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Garner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
        • Garner is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <3>
      • Hayfield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
        • Hayfield is located in Hancock County
      • Hayfield Junction
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayfield Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield Junction
        • Hayfield Junction is located in Hancock County
      • Hawley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
        • Hawley is located in Hancock County
      • Miller
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
        • Miller is located in Hancock County
      • Klemme
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
        • Klemme is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <3>
      • Hutchins
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
        • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hutchins
        • From Duncan to Hutchins
      • Crystal Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
        • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Stilson
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
          • Stilson is located in Hancock County
        • Kanawha
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Denhart
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denhart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhart
          • Denhart is located in Hancock County
        • Woden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Goodell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Corwith
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
          • Corwith is located in Hancock County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Cerro Gordo County
    • County Website:   www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Cerro Gordo:   Mason City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Ventura Heights
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Heights
        • Ventura Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Ventura
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
        • Ventura is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <3>
      • Clear Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Meservey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
        • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Thornton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Creamery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
        • Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Creamery
        • From Duncan to Creamery
      • Swaledale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Burchinal
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Emery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
        • Emery is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Central Heights
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Heights
        • Central Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Registry Park
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Registry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registry Park
        • Registry Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Hurley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
        • Hurley is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Cameron
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
          • Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Cameron
          • From Duncan to Cameron
        • Freeman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
          • Freeman is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Mason City Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mason City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Rockwell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Hanford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
          • Hanford is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Portland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Plymouth Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Hampton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Alexander
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Latimer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
        • Latimer is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <3>
      • Sheffield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
      • Coulter
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Humboldt County
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Renwick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hardy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Livermore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Kossuth County
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Wesley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
        • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Titonka
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titonka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
        • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Hanna
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
        • Hanna is located in Kossuth County
      • Saint Benedict
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
      • Sexton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • German Valley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lu Verne
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
        • Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <3>
      • Galbraith
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galbraith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
        • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
      • Algona
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Irvington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lakota
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
        • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Stevens
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
        • Stevens is located in Kossuth County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Burt
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
        • Bancroft
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hobarton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobarton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
          • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
        • Saint Joseph
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
          • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
        • Gerled
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gerled. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
          • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Gerled
          • From Duncan to Gerled
  • Winnebago County
    • County Seat for Winnebago:   Forest City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Forest City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Leland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ratna ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratna
        • Ratna is located in Winnebago County
      • Thompson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Winnebago County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
      • Buffalo Center
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Center
        • Buffalo Center is located in Winnebago County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Center <3>
      • Lake Mills
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
        • Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <3>
      • Amund
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amund have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
        • Amund is located in Winnebago County
      • Scarville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
        • Scarville is located in Winnebago County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <3>
      • Vinje
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
        • Rake is located in Winnebago County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Norman ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
        • Norman is located in Winnebago County
  • Worth County
    • County Seat for Worth:   Northwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Fertile
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
        • Fertile is located in Worth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <3>
      • Hanlontown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
        • Hanlontown is located in Worth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Joice
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
        • Joice is located in Worth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Bristol
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lansrud
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansrud have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansrud
        • Lansrud is located in Worth County
      • Somber
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
        • Somber is located in Worth County
      • Manly
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kensett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
        • Kensett is located in Worth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Wright County
  • Faribault County
  • Freeborn County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1047, Longitude: -93.7149    
<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.
<4>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.
<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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