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Nearest Communities to Elkader,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.<1>

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

Elkader is located in Clayton County and is the County Seat.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 145 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elkader. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than Clayton 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 Elkader (which is Clayton 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 Elkader

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

  • Clayton County   (where Elkader resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.claytoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Clayton:   Elkader
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkader   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkader.
      • Clayton Center
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Communia
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Communia is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
      • Motor
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Motor is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
      • Osborne
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Olaf
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mederville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Farmersburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Littleport
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Volga
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Volga is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
      • Garnavillo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Gunder
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Elkport is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
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        • Garber
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Sebald
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
        • Highland
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Highland is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Ceres
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Ceres is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
        • Froelich
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Froelich is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
        • Giard
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Giard is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
        • Thomasville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Thomasville is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
        • Beulah
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Valdora ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Valdora is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
        • Clayton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Monona
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Strawberry Point
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Luana
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Giard Station ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Giard Station is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
        • Wood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Updegraff
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Updegraff is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
        • Eckards
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Eckards is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckards
        • Ridley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Ridley is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
        • Watson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Fairview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairview is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Osterdock
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Snefs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Snefs is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snefs
        • Guttenberg
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Hardin
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • McGregor Heights
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • McGregor Heights is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Heights
        • McGregor
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • West Yards
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • West Yards is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
        • Marquette
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Millville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Turkey River
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • North Buena Vista
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Millville Siding
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Millville Siding is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Siding
  • Allamakee County
  • Buchanan County
  • Delaware County
  • Dubuque County
    • County Website:   https://www.dubuquecountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Dubuque:   Dubuque
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkader   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkader.
      • Luxemburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • New Vienna
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Holy Cross
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Dyersville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Village Dyersville Park
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waupeton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cameron
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Cameron is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Mekee
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mekee is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mekee
  • Fayette County
  • Winneshiek County
  • Crawford County
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkader   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkader.
      • Wyalusing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bagley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Glen Haven
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Brodtville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Brodtville is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodtville
      • North Andover
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Patch Grove
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Cassville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomington
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Diamond Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Diamond Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
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        • Beetown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Millville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Flora Fountain
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Flora Fountain is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
        • Mount Hope
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • Five Points
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Five Points is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • McCartney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • McCartney is located in Grant County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney

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- Elkader) 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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