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Nearest Communities to Everly,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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 from Everly.<1>

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

Everly is located in Clay County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Everly. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Clay 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 Everly (which is Clay 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 Everly

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

  • Clay County   (where Everly resides)
    • County Website:   https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Everly   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Everly.
      • Royal
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Birchwood Estates
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Estates
      • Spencer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fostoria
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Fostoria is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Langdon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Langdon is located in Clay County
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      • Rossie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Rossie is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Greenville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dickens
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Dickens is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Peterson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cornell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Cornell is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Gillett Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Maclay ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Maclay is located in Clay County
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      • Webb
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Webb is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Buena Vista County
    • County Website:   https://buenavistacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Buena Vista:   Storm Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Everly   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Everly.
      • Linn Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sioux Rapids
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rembrandt
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Leverett
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
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      • Elkton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
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      • Marathon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Truesdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee County
    • County Website:   https://www.cherokeecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Cherokee:   Cherokee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Everly   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Everly.
      • Larrabee
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Meriden
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Cherokee
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Spirit Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Everly   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Everly.
      • Wallace
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Wallace is located in Dickinson County
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      • Hagerty
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Hagerty is located in Dickinson County
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      • Old Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
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      • Milford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crescent Beach Resort
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County
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      • West Okoboji
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Wahpeton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
      • Arnolds Park
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crows Nest Resort
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Resort
      • Manhattan Beach Resort
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Okoboji
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Egralharve
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Egralharve is located in Dickinson County
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        • Village East Resort
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County
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        • Beaches Resort
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaches Resort
        • Triboji Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County
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        • Lake Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Montgomery
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Montgomery is located in Dickinson County
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        • Terril
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Terril is located in Dickinson County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
        • Spirit Lake
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Orleans
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
        • Superior
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Everly   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Everly.
      • Raleigh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
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      • Wallingford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Estherville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • O'Brien County
    • County Website:   https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Everly   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Everly.
      • Moneta
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
      • Hartley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
      • Plessis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Plessis is located in O'Brien County
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      • Max
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Max is located in O'Brien County
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      • Sutherland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Waterman is located in O'Brien County
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      • Gaza
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Gaza is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
      • Primghar
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sanborn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Calumet
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Mapleside
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
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      • Archer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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        • Paullina
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
        • Evander
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Evander is located in O'Brien County
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        • Philby
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Philby is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philby
        • Ritter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Ritter is located in O'Brien County
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        • Sheldon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Germantown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Osceola County
    • County Website:   https://osceolacountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Sibley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Everly   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Everly.
      • May City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • May City is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
      • Melvin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Melvin is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Harris
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Harris is located in Osceola County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Ocheyedan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Cloverdale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Allendorf
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
      • Ashton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sibley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palo Alto County
  • Sioux County
  • Jackson County
  • Nobles County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Everly) 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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