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Nearest Communities to Elkton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

Elkton is located in Buena Vista County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buena Vista County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas & Sac.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elkton. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than Buena Vista 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 Elkton (which is Buena Vista 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 Elkton

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

  • Buena Vista County   (where Elkton resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Buena Vista:   Storm Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Linn Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alta
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
        • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
      • Rembrandt
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Truesdale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
        • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <3>
      • Sioux Rapids
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanover
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
        • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
      • Casino Beach
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Storm Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
        • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Juniata
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Sulphur Springs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
          • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
        • Marathon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Albert City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Leverett
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
          • Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
        • Newell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
          • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <3>
  • Cherokee County
    • County Seat for Cherokee:   Cherokee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Aurelia
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
        • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <3>
      • Cherokee
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Larrabee
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Onawa Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa Junction
        • Onawa Junction is located in Cherokee County
      • Meriden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mary Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Quimby
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cleghorn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleghorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
        • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Marcus
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
        • Marcus is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <3>
      • Fielding
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Washta
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   www.co.clay.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Peterson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
        • Peterson is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <3>
      • Cornell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rossie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
        • Rossie is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Greenville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Greenville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
      • Royal
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
        • Royal is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
      • Maclay ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maclay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclay
        • Maclay is located in Clay County
      • Webb
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gillett Grove
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Everly
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
        • Everly is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Spencer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Birchwood Estates
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Estates
        • Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
      • Dickens
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ida County
  • O'Brien County
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Waterman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
        • Waterman is located in O'Brien County
      • Calumet
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
        • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Sutherland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
        • Sutherland is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherland <3>
      • Gaza
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
        • Gaza is located in O'Brien County
      • Mapleside
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
        • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
      • Paullina
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paullina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
        • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Moneta
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
        • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
      • Germantown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
        • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Germantown
        • From Elkton to Germantown
      • Primghar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primghar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primghar
        • Primghar is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primghar <3>
      • Hartley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Philby
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philby
        • Philby is located in O'Brien County
      • Archer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
        • Archer is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <3>
      • Max
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
        • Max is located in O'Brien County
      • Sanborn
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth County
  • Pocahontas County
  • Sac County
    • County Website:   www.saccounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sac:   Sac City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Schaller
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Nemaha
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
        • Nemaha is located in Sac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Early
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brook Mount
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Mount
        • Brook Mount is located in Sac County
  • Sioux County
    • County Website:   www.siouxcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sioux:   Orange City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • Granville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
        • Granville is located in Sioux County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Woodbury County
    • County Website:   www.woodbury-ia.com/
    • County Seat for Woodbury:   Sioux City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Cushing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Correctionville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
        • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <3>
      • Pierson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
        • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people

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- Elkton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7951, Longitude: -95.3679       In this case, the coordinates for Elkton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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