Nearest Communities to Forest City,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Forest City, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Forest City:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Forest City.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Forest City is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Howard County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Fillmore (MN) & Mower (MN).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 116 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Forest City. Of these communities, 100 are located in counties other than Howard County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Forest City (which is Howard 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 Forest City
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Howard County (where Forest City resides)
- County Website: https://howardcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Howard: Cresco
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Lidtke Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lidtke Mill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidtke Mill
- Lime Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Florenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
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- Cresco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
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- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
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- Schley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schley is located in Howard County
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- Maple Leaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Leaf is located in Howard County
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- Lourdes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
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- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Lowther Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowther Station is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowther Station
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Protivin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw County
- County Website: https://chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Chickasaw: New Hampton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Jerico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
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- Saude
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Bethany Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Hall is located in Chickasaw County
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- Alta Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reilly Settlement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reilly Settlement is located in Chickasaw County
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- Devon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Devon is located in Chickasaw County
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- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Chickasaw County
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- Little Turkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
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- Nansen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nansen is located in Chickasaw County
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- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
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- North Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Lawler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd County
- County Website: https://www.floydco.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Floyd: Charles City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Colwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nilesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nilesville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilesville
- Mitchell County
- County Website: https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Mitchell: Osage
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
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- McIntire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Meyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Brownville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville is located in Mitchell County
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- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
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- Little Cedar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
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- Stacyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Winneshiek County
- County Website: https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Winneshiek: Decorah
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Kendallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Burr Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hesper
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Spillville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
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- Conover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
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- Decorah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
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- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
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- Highlandville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
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- Jackson Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
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- Calmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nordness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
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- Canoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canoe is located in Winneshiek County
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- Sattre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sattre is located in Winneshiek County
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- Fillmore County
- County Website: https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
- County Seat for Fillmore: Preston (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Granger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Greenleafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
- Cherry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Carimona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ostrander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
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- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Freiheit Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freiheit Spring is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit Spring
- Wykoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Lenora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Prosper
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Fillmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Isinours
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Isinours is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Lanesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mabel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whalan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksnort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bucksnort is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Chatfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tawney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tawney is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawney
- Choice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Arendahl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arendahl is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendahl
- Bratsberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Peterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston County
- County Website: https://www.co.houston.mn.us/
- County Seat for Houston: Caledonia (MN)
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Riceford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Newhouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Black Hammer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
- Spring Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yucatan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Mower County
- County Website: https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mower: Austin (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Taopi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Grand Meadow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Johnsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olmsted County
- County Website: https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Olmsted: Rochester (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Cummingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cummingsville is located in Olmsted County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stewartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Judge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Judge is located in Olmsted County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Winona County
- County Website: https://www.winonacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Winona: Winona (MN)
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Forest City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Forest City.
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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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