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Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Iowa Junction.<1>

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


Although our information shows that the community of Iowa Junction is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Washington County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk & Louisa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Iowa Junction. Of these communities, 116 are located in counties other than Washington 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 Iowa Junction (which is Washington 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 Iowa Junction

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

  • Washington County   (where Iowa Junction resides)
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
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    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Riverside
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Yatton ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Yatton is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatton
      • Kalona
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Kalona is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
      • Richmond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Richmond is located in Washington County
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      • Haskins
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Haskins is located in Washington County
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      • Ainsworth
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lexington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lexington is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Washington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Daytonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Daytonville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytonville
      • Wellman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Havre
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Havre is located in Washington County
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      • West Chester
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • West Chester is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
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        • Wassonville ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Wassonville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville
        • Crawfordsville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Eureka ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Eureka is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Titu
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Titu is located in Washington County
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        • Nira
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Nira is located in Washington County
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        • Grace Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Grace Hill is located in Washington County
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        • Noble
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Noble is located in Washington County
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        • Coppock
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Coppock is located in Washington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
        • Brighton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Rubio
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rubio is located in Washington County
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  • Cedar County
    • County Website:   https://cedarcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Tipton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Downey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Downey is located in Cedar County
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      • Centerdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Centerdale is located in Cedar County
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      • West Branch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Springdale is located in Cedar County
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      • Plato
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Plato is located in Cedar County
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      • Cedar Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
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      • Cedar Bluff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
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      • Rochester
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Rochester is located in Cedar County
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      • Buchanan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Buchanan is located in Cedar County
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      • Lime City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lime City is located in Cedar County
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        • Former names for Lime City:
        • Lime Kilns
        • Munn
      • Tipton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ayresville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Ayresville is located in Cedar County
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  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Olds
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Olds is located in Henry County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Wayland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Winfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Swedesburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
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      • Mount Union
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Mount Union is located in Henry County
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        • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
      • Trenton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Trenton is located in Henry County
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  • Iowa County
    • County Website:   https://iowacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Iowa:   Marengo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Green Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Green Center is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
      • Holbrook
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Holbrook is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Homestead
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Parnell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Amana
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Amana
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • East Amana is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Amana
      • Williamsburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Conroy
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Conroy is located in Iowa County
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      • Middle Amana
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North English
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • High Amana
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • High Amana is located in Iowa County
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      • South Amana
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Upper South Amana
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Upper South Amana is located in Iowa County
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  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Merrimac
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
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      • East Pleasant Plain
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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      • Germanville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Germanville is located in Jefferson County
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      • Pleasant Plain
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Veo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Veo is located in Jefferson County
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  • Johnson County
    • County Website:   https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Iowa City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • River Junction
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • River Junction is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • Hills
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lone Tree
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Breckenridge Estates
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Breckenridge Estates is located in Johnson County
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      • Sharon Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
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      • Midway ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Midway is located in Johnson County
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      • Parkhurst ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Parkhurst is located in Johnson County
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      • Iowa City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • University Heights
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • University Heights is located in Johnson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
      • Frytown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Frytown is located in Johnson County
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      • Williamstown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
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      • Graham ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Graham is located in Johnson County
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        • Vernon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Vernon is located in Johnson County
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        • Amish
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Amish is located in Johnson County
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        • Coralville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Cosgrove
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
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        • Windham
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Windham is located in Johnson County
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        • Oakdale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
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        • Elmira
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Elmira is located in Johnson County
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        • Oasis
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Oasis is located in Johnson County
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        • Tiffin
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Newport
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Newport is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
        • North Liberty
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Morse
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Morse is located in Johnson County
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        • Green Castle ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Green Castle is located in Johnson County
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        • Oxford
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Solon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Solon is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
        • Curtis ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Curtis is located in Johnson County
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        • Twin View Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Twin View Heights is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin View Heights
        • Cou Falls
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
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        • Shueyville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
        • Sutliff
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Sutliff is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutliff
        • Swisher
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Keokuk County
    • County Website:   https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Keokuk:   Sigourney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Keota
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Kinross
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Creswell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Creswell is located in Keokuk County
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      • Talleyrand
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
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      • Harper
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Harper is located in Keokuk County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • South English
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • South English is located in Keokuk County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Linn County
    • County Website:   https://www.linncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Linn:   Cedar Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Ely
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Ely is located in Linn County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>
      • Western
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Western is located in Linn County
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      • Konigsmark
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Konigsmark is located in Linn County
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      • Summit
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Summit is located in Linn County
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      • Kirkwood Estates
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Kirkwood Estates is located in Linn County
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      • Lincolnway Village
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
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      • Lisbon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Vernon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Worthington Acres
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Worthington Acres is located in Linn County
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      • Walford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Walford is located in Linn County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Louisa County
    • County Website:   https://louisacountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Louisa:   Wapello
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Bethel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Bethel is located in Louisa County
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      • Gladwin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
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      • Cotter
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Cotter is located in Louisa County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Hillsboro ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hillsboro is located in Louisa County
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      • Lafayette ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lafayette is located in Louisa County
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      • Columbus Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Columbus City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Letts
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Wyman is located in Louisa County
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      • Bard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Bard is located in Louisa County
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      • Cairo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Cairo is located in Louisa County
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        • Grandview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Grandview is located in Louisa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
        • Port Louisa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Port Louisa is located in Louisa County
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        • Marsh
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Marsh is located in Louisa County
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        • Wapello
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wapello is located in Louisa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Muscatine County
    • County Website:   https://www.muscatinecountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Muscatine:   Muscatine
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iowa Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iowa Junction.
      • Nichols
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Conesville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Port Allen ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
      • West Liberty
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cranston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Cranston is located in Muscatine County
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      • Ardon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Ardon is located in Muscatine County
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      • Atalissa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dayfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Dayfield is located in Muscatine County
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      • Fruitland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
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        • Moscow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Moscow is located in Muscatine County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Muscatine
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Summit
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Summit is located in Muscatine County
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        • Wilton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
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        • South Towne Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
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        • Sweetland Center
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Sweetland Center is located in Muscatine County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Iowa Junction) 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 Iowa Junction, 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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