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Nearest Communities to Kennebec,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Kennebec is located in Monona County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monona County: Crawford, Harrison, Woodbury, Burt (NE) & Thurston (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kennebec. Of these communities, 59 are located in counties other than Monona 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 Kennebec (which is Monona 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 Kennebec

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

  • Monona County   (where Kennebec resides)
    • County Website:   https://mononacountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Monona:   Onawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennebec   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennebec.
      • Castana
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ticonic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Ticonic is located in Monona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
      • Turin
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Onawa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiting
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rodney
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Rodney is located in Monona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Maple Landing is located in Monona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
      • Mapleton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blencoe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Blencoe is located in Monona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Moorhead
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Soldier
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Albaton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Albaton is located in Monona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
      • Ute
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Ute is located in Monona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <3>
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennebec   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennebec.
      • Berne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Berne is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
      • Charter Oak
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ricketts
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Kenwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Haley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Haley is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
      • Bell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Bell is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Schleswig
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dow City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arion
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Arion is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Harrison County
    • County Website:   https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Logan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennebec   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennebec.
      • Pisgah
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Little Sioux
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • River Sioux
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • River Sioux is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
      • Orson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Orson is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
      • Allen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Allen is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Echo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Echo is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Mondamin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Baird
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Baird is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Dunlap
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Woodbine
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Willett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Willett is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willett
  • Ida County
  • Shelby County
  • Woodbury County
    • County Website:   https://www.woodburycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Woodbury:   Sioux City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennebec   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennebec.
      • Smithland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hornick
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Holly Springs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Oto
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Oto is located in Woodbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Owego
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Owego is located in Woodbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
      • Sloan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Climbing Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
      • Danbury
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Luton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Luton is located in Woodbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
      • Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
      • Salix
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Anthon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Midway
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Midway is located in Woodbury County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Bronson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Bronson is located in Woodbury County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
        • Lawton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
        • Moville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Estates West
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Estates West is located in Woodbury County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estates West
        • Glen Ellen
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
        • Sergeant Bluff
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Correctionville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cushing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Burt County
    • County Website:   https://burtcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Burt:   Tekamah (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennebec   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennebec.
      • Decatur
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Riverside is located in Burt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Basford ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Basford is located in Burt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basford
      • Bertha
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Bertha is located in Burt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Tekamah
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyons
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lyons is located in Burt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
      • Craig
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Craig is located in Burt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <3>
      • Oakland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuming County
  • Dakota County
  • Thurston County

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kennebec) 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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