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Nearest Communities to Forsyth,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>

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

Forsyth is located in Emmet County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Emmet County: Dickinson, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Jackson (MN) & Martin (MN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 77 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Forsyth. Of these communities, 64 are located in counties other than Emmet 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 Forsyth (which is Emmet 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 Forsyth

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

  • Emmet County   (where Forsyth resides)
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forsyth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forsyth.
      • Ringsted
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfa
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Halfa is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
      • Hoprig
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
      • Armstrong
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
      • Gridley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gridley is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Maple Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Gruver
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gruver is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Dolliver
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallingford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Estherville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Raleigh
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Huntington
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Huntington is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
  • Hancock County
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forsyth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forsyth.
      • Ottosen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Bode
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Bode is located in Humboldt County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Livermore
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Kossuth County
    • County Website:   https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forsyth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forsyth.
      • Fenton
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Seneca
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
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      • Lone Rock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lotts Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
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      • Swea ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Swea is located in Kossuth County
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      • Swea City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bancroft
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Burt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Burt is located in Kossuth County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Whittemore
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Hobarton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
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      • Gerled
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
      • Algona
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Ledyard
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lakota
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
        • Titonka
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
        • German Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
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        • Moores Siding ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Moores Siding is located in Kossuth County
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        • Irvington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
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        • Sexton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
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        • Galbraith
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
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        • Saint Benedict
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
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        • Stevens
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Stevens is located in Kossuth County
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        • Saint Joseph
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
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        • Wesley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • Lu Verne
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Alto County
    • County Website:   https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forsyth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forsyth.
      • Fairville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
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      • Depew
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
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      • Cylinder
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Osgood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Emmetsburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Graettinger
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rodman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Fallow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
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      • West Bend
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ayrshire
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Curlew
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Ruthven
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mallard
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pocahontas County
  • Winnebago County
  • Faribault County
  • Jackson County
  • Martin County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.martin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Martin:   Fairmont (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forsyth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forsyth.
      • Wilbert
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Wilbert is located in Martin County (MN)
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      • Ceylon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <3>
      • East Chain
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • East Chain is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chain
      • Dunnell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Fairmont
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Fairmont Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Fairmont Estates is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Estates
      • Imogene
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Imogene is located in Martin County (MN)
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      • Welcome
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fox Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Fox Lake is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Granada
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Sherburn
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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- Forsyth) 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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