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Nearest Communities to Lamoni,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Lamoni 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 109 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lamoni. Of these communities, 90 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 Lamoni (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 Lamoni

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

  • Decatur County   (where Lamoni resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Decatur:   Leon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Togo ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Togo is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Tuskeego
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
      • Terre Haute
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Terre Haute is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
      • Davis City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Davis City is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • New Buda
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • New Buda is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buda
      • Barrell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Barrell is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrell
      • Blockly
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Blockly is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
      • Pleasanton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Decatur City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Leon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Leon is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
      • Grand River
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Grand River is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Kingston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Kingston is located in Decatur County
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        • Brucewell
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Brucewell is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucewell
        • Morgan
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Morgan is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Woodland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Woodland is located in Decatur County
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        • Van Wert
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Van Wert is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
        • High Point
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • High Point is located in Decatur County
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        • Garden Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Le Roy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Clarke County
    • County Website:   https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clarke:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Weldon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Weldon is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Green Bay ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Green Bay is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Hopeville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Lacelle
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
      • Leslie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Leslie is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Groveland ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Groveland is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Smyrna
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Smyrna is located in Clarke County
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      • Murray
        (29 miles [46.7 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
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lucas County
  • Ringgold County
    • County Website:   https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Ringgold:   Mount Ayr
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Kellerton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Lee is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Wanamaker
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
      • Caledonia ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Ringgold ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Beaconsfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Watterson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Watterson is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson
      • Mount Ayr
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Tingley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delphos
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Delphos is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
        • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
      • Marshall ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Marshall is located in Ringgold County
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        • 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
        • Redding
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Redding is located in Ringgold County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
        • Diagonal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Knowlton ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
        • Maloy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Maloy is located in Ringgold County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
        • Mortimer ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
        • Polen
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Polen is located in Ringgold County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polen
  • Taylor County
  • Union County
    • County Website:   https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   Creston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Shannon City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Shannon City is located in Union County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Arispe
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Arispe is located in Union County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Shepard ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Shepard is located in Union County
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      • Thayer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Thayer is located in Union County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Afton Junction is located in Union County
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      • Talmage
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Talmage is located in Union County
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  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   https://waynecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Corydon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Big Spring ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Big Spring is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Lineville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Lineville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Clio
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Clio is located in Wayne County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Saxon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Saxon is located in Wayne County
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      • Clinton Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Clinton Center is located in Wayne County
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      • Hodge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Hodge is located in Wayne County
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      • Humeston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Allerton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Gentry County
    • County Website:   https://gentrycounty.net/
    • County Seat for Gentry:   Albany (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Siloam Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
      • Lone Star
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lone Star is located in Gentry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Ellenorah
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Ellenorah is located in Gentry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
      • Pinhook
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Pinhook is located in Gentry County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Harrison County
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Bethany (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Andover
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Andover is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Akron
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Pawnee
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Blythedale
        (10 miles [16.1 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
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hatfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Cainsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Brooklyn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Brooklyn is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Ridgeway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Washington Center
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Washington Center is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
      • Gardner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Gardner is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Mount Moriah
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
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        • Martinsville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Martinsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
        • Bethany
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Bethany is located in Harrison County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
        • Bolton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Bolton is located in Harrison County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
        • New Hampton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • New Hampton is located in Harrison County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
        • Blue Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
        • Mitchellville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Mitchellville is located in Harrison County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mercer County
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Princeton (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Burrows
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
      • Saline
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Adel
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Wataga
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
      • South Lineville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Alvord ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Alvord is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Dinsmore
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dinsmore is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
      • Goshen
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Goshen is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Mercer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>
      • Princeton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Modena
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Modena is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
      • Ilia ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Ilia is located in Mercer County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
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        • Ravanna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
        • Cleopatra
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Cleopatra is located in Mercer County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
        • Mill Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Mill Grove is located in Mercer County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
        • Topsy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Topsy is located in Mercer County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsy
  • Worth County
    • County Seat for Worth:   Grant City (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lamoni   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lamoni.
      • Adams ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Adams is located in Worth County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Allendale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Irena
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Denver
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Mount Waller
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Waller is located in Worth County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Waller
      • Grant City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Prohibition City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
      • Worth
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 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 from Point A (ie- Lamoni) 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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