Nearest Communities to Grand River,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Grand River, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Grand River:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Grand River.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Grand River is located in Decatur County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Decatur County: Clarke, Ringgold, Wayne, Harrison (MO) & Mercer (MO).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 106 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grand River. Of these communities, 87 are located in counties other than Decatur 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 Grand River (which is Decatur 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 Grand River
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Decatur County (where Grand River resides)
- County Website: https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Decatur: Leon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Decatur City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Van Wert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Barrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barrell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrell
- Tuskeego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
- Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Togo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Togo is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Davis City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Blockly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blockly is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
- New Buda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Buda is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buda
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Garden Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- High Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Le Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Brucewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brucewell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucewell
- Pleasanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Clarke County
- County Website: https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clarke: Osceola
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Hopeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lacelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Leslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Weldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Woodburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Jacksonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lucas County
- County Website: https://lucascounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Lucas: Chariton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Last Chance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Last Chance is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Derby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Madison County
- County Website: https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Madison: Winterset
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Barney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Truro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Old Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
- Macksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- McPherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Ord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Ringgold County
- County Website: https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Ringgold: Mount Ayr
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Beaconsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Ellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Kellerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tingley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wanamaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Mount Ayr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Diagonal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
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- Watterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watterson is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson
- Marshall ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Delphos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Polen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Polen is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polen
- Maloy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Redding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Taylor County
- County Website: https://taylorcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Taylor: Bedford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Clearfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Union County
- County Website: https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Union: Creston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Thayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Shepard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepard is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Afton Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Afton Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
- Arispe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Talmage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talmage is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Shannon City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Afton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Monette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
- Lorimor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- East Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Warren County
- County Website: https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Warren: Indianola
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- New Virginia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South River Crossing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South River Crossing is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Crossing
- Wayne County
- County Website: https://waynecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Wayne: Corydon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Humeston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saxon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saxon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Lineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Clio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Hodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Harrison County
- County Seat for Harrison: Bethany (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Pawnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Hatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Blythedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Eagleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cainsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Washington Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington Center is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- County Seat for Mercer: Princeton (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Burrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Wataga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Adel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- South Lineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Worth County
- County Seat for Worth: Grant City (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Grand River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Grand River.
- Adams ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand River) 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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