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Nearest Communities to Fairville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Fairville.<1>

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

Fairville is located in Palo Alto County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Palo Alto County: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth & Pocahontas.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fairville. Of these communities, 71 are located in counties other than Palo Alto 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 Fairville (which is Palo Alto 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 Fairville

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

  • Palo Alto County   (where Fairville resides)
    • County Website:   https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairville.
      • Depew
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Cylinder
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Rodman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Emmetsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Osgood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • West Bend
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Graettinger
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fallow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
      • Curlew
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Mallard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ayrshire
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruthven
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Buena Vista County
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairville.
      • Dickens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Dickens is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Gillett Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Dickinson County
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairville.
      • Forsyth
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Forsyth is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Ringsted
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hoprig
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
      • Halfa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Halfa is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
      • Armstrong
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Gridley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Gridley is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Maple Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Gruver
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Gruver is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Wallingford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Dolliver
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Raleigh
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Estherville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Huntington is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Hancock County
    • County Website:   https://hancockcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Garner
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairville.
      • Corwith
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Corwith is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
      • Woden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hutchins
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Stilson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Stilson is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairville.
      • Ottosen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Bode
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Bode is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Bradgate
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Livermore
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Arnold
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
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      • Rutland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Gilmore City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Unique
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Unique is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
  • Kossuth County
    • County Website:   https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairville.
      • Lotts Creek
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Creek
      • Fenton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Whittemore
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Lone Rock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Hobarton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
      • Burt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Burt is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Algona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bancroft
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Irvington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Swea City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Swea ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Swea is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
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        • Sexton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
        • Galbraith
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
        • Saint Joseph
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
        • Saint Benedict
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Titonka
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
        • Gerled
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
        • German Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
        • Ledyard
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Wesley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • Lakota
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
        • Lu Verne
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Moores Siding ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Moores Siding is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Siding
        • Hanna
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Hanna is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
        • Stevens
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Stevens is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
  • Pocahontas County
    • County Website:   https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Pocahontas:   Pocahontas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairville.
      • Plover
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Rolfe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <3>
      • Rubens Siding
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Rubens Siding is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Siding
      • Havelock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridotto
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Ridotto is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridotto
      • Laurens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ware
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ware is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Pocahontas
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Winnebago County
  • Faribault County
  • Martin County

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 from Point A (ie- Fairville) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.