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Nearest Communities to Keosauqua,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

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

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

Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Davis, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Clark (MO) & Scotland (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 160 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Keosauqua. Of these communities, 134 are located in counties other than Van Buren 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 Keosauqua (which is Van Buren 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 Keosauqua

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

  • Van Buren County   (where Keosauqua resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Van Buren:   Keosauqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keosauqua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keosauqua.
      • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pittsburg
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Kilbourn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mount Zion
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Bentonsport
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Vernon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Lebanon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Pierceville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
      • Bonaparte
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lexington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Lexington is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Winchester
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Utica
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Utica is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
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        • Mount Sterling
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Cantril
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Palestine ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Palestine is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
        • Parksville ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Parksville is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
        • Douds
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Leando
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Harrisburg
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Birmingham
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
        • Stockport
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Milton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Plymouth
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Plymouth is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
        • Selma
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Farmington
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Business Corners ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
  • Davis County
    • County Website:   https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Davis:   Bloomfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keosauqua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keosauqua.
      • Dover ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Dover is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Troy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Troy is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • White Elm
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • White Elm is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Elm
      • Chequest
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pulaski
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Pulaski is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Waneta
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Waneta is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
      • Wanetta Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wanetta Corner is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanetta Corner
      • Shunem
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Shunem is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunem
      • Floris
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stiles
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dunnville ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Dunnville is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
      • Pleasant View ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
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  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keosauqua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keosauqua.
      • Hillsboro
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Salem
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Denova
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Denova is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
      • Belfast ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Belfast is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Oakland Mills
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Rome is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Westwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Westwood is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Baltimore ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Baltimore is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Mount Pleasant
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Traxler ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Traxler is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
      • Trenton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Trenton is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keosauqua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keosauqua.
      • Collett
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Collett is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
      • Libertyville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ellmaker
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellmaker
      • Glasgow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Whitefield ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Whitefield is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
      • Beckwith
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
      • Bernhart
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Bernhart is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernhart
      • Lockridge
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Batavia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maharishi Vedic City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Salina
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Salina is located in Jefferson County
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        • Brookville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
        • Perlee
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Abingdon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Germanville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Germanville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
        • Merrimac
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
        • East Pleasant Plain
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant Plain
        • Packwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Plain
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Veo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Veo is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
        • Linby
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
  • Wapello County
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://clarkcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Kahoka (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keosauqua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keosauqua.
      • Acasto
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chambersburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Athens
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldorado ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Eldorado is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Luray
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Peaksville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashton is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Dumas
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Medill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Revere
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyaconda
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Kahoka
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
        • Waterloo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Waterloo is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
        • Clark City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
        • Fairmont
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Fairmont is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Union
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Union is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Saint Francisville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Neeper
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Wayland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Knox County
  • Schuyler County
    • County Seat for Schuyler:   Lancaster (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keosauqua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keosauqua.
      • Bunker Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bunker Hill is located in Schuyler County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Vinita
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Vinita is located in Schuyler County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
      • Downing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Scotland County
    • County Website:   https://www.scotlandcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Scotland:   Memphis (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keosauqua   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keosauqua.
      • Azen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
      • Prospect Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
      • Brock
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
      • Arbela
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Granger
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Hitt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hitt is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
      • Etna
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Etna is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Memphis
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Crawford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Crawford is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Kilwinning
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gorin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
      • South Gorin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Middle Fabius
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Middle Fabius is located in Scotland County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fabius
        • Edinburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Edinburg is located in Scotland County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
        • Pleasant Retreat
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Unity
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Sand Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Sand Hill is located in Scotland County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
        • Energy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Energy is located in Scotland County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy

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 from Point A (ie- Keosauqua) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.