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Nearest Communities to Galva,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 starting from Galva.<1>

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

Galva is located in Ida County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ida County: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Crawford, Monona, Sac & Woodbury.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Galva. Of these communities, 62 are located in counties other than Ida 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 Galva (which is Ida 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 Galva

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

  • Ida County   (where Galva resides)
    • County Seat for Ida:   Ida Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Galva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
      • Holstein
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
        • Holstein is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <4>
      • Ida Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
        • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <4>
      • Arthur
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
        • Arthur is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Battle Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
        • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
  • Buena Vista County
    • County Website:   www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Buena Vista:   Storm Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Galva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
      • Hanover
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
        • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
      • Alta
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
        • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <4>
      • Casino Beach
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
        • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
      • Juniata
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
        • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
      • Lakeside
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
        • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
      • Storm Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Springs
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
        • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
      • Truesdale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
        • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <4>
      • Elkton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
        • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
      • Newell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
        • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <4>
      • Rembrandt
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Linn Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sioux Rapids
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
        • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <4>
      • Albert City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • County Seat for Calhoun:   Rockwell City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Galva   ...
      • Lytton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
        • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Cherokee County
    • County Seat for Cherokee:   Cherokee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Galva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
      • Aurelia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
        • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <4>
      • Quimby
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quimby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
        • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Onawa Junction
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa Junction
        • Onawa Junction is located in Cherokee County
      • Washta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
        • Washta is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Cherokee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
        • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,841 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
      • Mary Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
        • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Fielding
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
        • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
      • Meriden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
        • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Larrabee
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrabee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
        • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Cleghorn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleghorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
        • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Marcus
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
        • Marcus is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <4>
  • Clay County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   www.crawfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Galva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
      • Kiron
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Schleswig
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
        • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <4>
      • Boyer River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyer River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer River
        • Boyer River is located in Crawford County
      • Boyer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
        • Boyer is located in Crawford County
      • Ricketts
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
        • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Deloit
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
        • Deloit is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Monona County
  • Plymouth County
  • Pocahontas County
  • Sac County
    • County Website:   www.saccounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sac:   Sac City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Galva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
      • Schaller
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brook Mount
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Mount
        • Brook Mount is located in Sac County
      • Early
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Odebolt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
        • Odebolt is located in Sac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Nemaha
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
        • Nemaha is located in Sac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Wall Lake Station
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Station
        • Wall Lake Station is located in Sac County
      • Sac City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Herring ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
        • Herring is located in Sac County
      • McCloy ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCloy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloy
        • McCloy is located in Sac County
      • Brogan ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
        • Brogan is located in Sac County
      • Lake View
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wall Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
        • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
          • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
        • Pettis
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis
          • Pettis is located in Sac County
        • Carnarvon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnarvon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnarvon
          • Carnarvon is located in Sac County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnarvon <4>
        • Hart
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
          • Hart is located in Sac County
        • Ulmer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulmer
          • Ulmer is located in Sac County
  • Woodbury County
    • County Website:   www.woodbury-ia.com/
    • County Seat for Woodbury:   Sioux City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Galva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
      • Cushing
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Midway
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Woodbury County
      • Correctionville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
        • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <4>
      • Pierson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
        • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Danbury
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
        • Danbury is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
      • Anthon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon
        • Anthon is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthon <4>
      • Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
        • Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
      • Oto
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
        • Oto is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5055, Longitude: -95.4172    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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