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Nearest Communities to Emerson,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Emerson is located in Mills County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mills County: Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Cass (NE) & Sarpy (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Emerson. Of these communities, 93 are located in counties other than Mills 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 Emerson (which is Mills 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 Emerson

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

  • Mills County   (where Emerson resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.millscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mills:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Hastings
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Hastings is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Climax
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Climax is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Strahan
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Strahan is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
      • White Cloud
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • White Cloud is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
      • Henderson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Solomon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Solomon is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
      • Clark
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Clark is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Malvern
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Silver City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Balfour
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Balfour is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
      • Hillsdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Hillsdale is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Mineola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Glenwood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Mills
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Burr Oak
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Burr Oak is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
        • Pacific City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Pacific City is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
        • Pacific Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Folsom
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Folsom is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Hentons ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Hentons is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Corning
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Dickieville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Dickieville is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
      • Strand
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nodaway
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Nodaway is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Lincoln Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Carbon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cass County
  • Fremont County
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://www.montgomerycountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Red Oak
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Hawthorne
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • McPherson
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • McPherson is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • Wales
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Wales is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Red Oak
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Coburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Stennett
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Stennett is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
      • Frankfort ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Frankfort is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Stanton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elliott
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Biddick ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Biddick is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddick
      • Wallin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Wallin is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
      • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Sciola
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Tenville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Morton Mills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Morton Mills is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Mills
        • Grant
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Grant is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
        • Villisca
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Page County
    • County Website:   https://pagecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Page:   Clarinda
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Essex
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Nyman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shenandoah
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bethesda
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bethesda is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Bingham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bingham is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Norwich
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Norwich is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Tarkio City is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
      • Hepburn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Hepburn is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
      • Yorktown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Yorktown is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Page Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Page Center is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
        • Coin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Clarinda
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Northboro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Willsburg ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Willsburg is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsburg
        • Hawleyville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hawleyville is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
  • Pottawattamie County
  • Taylor County
  • Cass County
  • Sarpy County
    • County Website:   https://www.sarpy.gov/
    • County Seat for Sarpy:   Papillion (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Paradise Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
      • La Platte
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Avery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Bellevue
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fort Crook
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Fort Crook is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Crook
      • Capehart
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Capehart is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
      • Gilmore Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Gilmore Junction is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Junction
      • Gilmore
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore

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 from Point A (ie- Emerson) 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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