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Nearest Communities to Farmington,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Farmington is located in Van Buren County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Davis, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Clark (MO) & Scotland (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 159 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Farmington. Of these communities, 133 are located in counties other than Van Buren 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 Farmington (which is Van Buren 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 Farmington

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

  • Van Buren County   (where Farmington resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Van Buren:   Keosauqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Plymouth
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Plymouth is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Palestine ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Palestine is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Bonaparte
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lexington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lexington is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Bentonsport
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Harrisburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Mount Sterling
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pierceville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
      • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Keosauqua
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Utica
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Utica is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
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        • Mount Zion
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Stockport
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Pittsburg
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
        • Kilbourn
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Winchester
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Cantril
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Parksville ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Parksville is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
        • Lebanon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Birmingham
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
        • Douds
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Leando
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Milton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Selma
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Business Corners ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
  • Davis County
    • County Website:   https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Davis:   Bloomfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Dover ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Dover is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Troy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Troy is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Waneta
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Waneta is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
      • Wanetta Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Wanetta Corner is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanetta Corner
      • White Elm
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • White Elm is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Elm
      • Pulaski
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Pulaski is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Chequest
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shunem
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Shunem is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunem
  • Des Moines County
    • County Website:   https://www.desmoinescounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Des Moines:   Burlington
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Augusta
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Augusta is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Danville Center
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Danville Center is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Center
      • Danville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Danville is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Skunk River
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Skunk River is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
      • Middletown
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Hillsboro
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Salem
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Denova
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Denova is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
      • Lowell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland Mills
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Baltimore ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Baltimore is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Rome
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Rome is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Westwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Westwood is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Belfast ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Belfast is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Mount Pleasant
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • New London
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Traxler ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Traxler is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
      • Trenton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Trenton is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Jefferson County
  • Lee County
  • Hancock County
    • County Website:   https://hancockcounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Carthage (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Nauvoo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Quashquema ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Quashquema is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quashquema
      • Sonora ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Sonora is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Niota
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Old Niota
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Old Niota is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Niota
      • Powellton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Warsaw
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
      • Hamilton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
      • Pontoosuc
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Colusa
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dallas City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elvaston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://clarkcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Kahoka (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Anson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Athens
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Acasto
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chambersburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Peaksville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dumas
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Revere
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ashton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Ashton is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Waterloo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Waterloo is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Kahoka
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
      • Medill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Eldorado ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Eldorado is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
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        • Clark City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
        • Saint Francisville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Luray
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
        • Wayland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
        • Union
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Union is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Wyaconda
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Antioch
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Antioch is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
        • Neeper
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Fairmont
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Fairmont is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Winchester
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Winchester is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Alexandria
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Patrick
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
        • Gregory Landing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Gregory Landing is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
  • Knox County
  • Lewis County
    • County Website:   https://lewiscountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Lewis:   Monticello (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Williamstown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Williamstown is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Derrahs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Derrahs is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
      • Laura
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Laura is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
      • Deer Ridge
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Scotland County
    • County Website:   https://www.scotlandcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Scotland:   Memphis (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Prospect Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
      • Azen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
      • Granger
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Arbela
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Etna
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Etna is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Brock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
      • Gorin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
      • South Gorin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hitt
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Hitt is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
      • Edinburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Edinburg is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Sand Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Sand Hill is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Crawford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Crawford is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford

Footnotes ...

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