Nearest Communities to Lear,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lear, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lear:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Lear.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Lear is located in Grundy County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Hardin, Marshall & Tama.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 130 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lear. Of these communities, 114 are located in counties other than Grundy 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 Lear (which is Grundy 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 Lear
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Grundy County (where Lear resides)
- County Website: https://www.grundycountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Grundy: Grundy Center
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Stout
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Dairyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Buck Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Dike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fredsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grundy Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zaneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zaneta is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaneta
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Reinbeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivester is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester
- Beaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Conrad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Hawk County
- County Website: https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Black Hawk: Waterloo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Finchford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Norris Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Norris Siding is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Siding
- Cedar Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Hicks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Lamplighter Villa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamplighter Villa is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamplighter Villa
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Cedar Falls Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls Junction is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls Junction
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Voorhies
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Boies
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boies
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blessing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Big Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Eastgate Estate Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eastgate Estate Park is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate Estate Park
- Evansdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Knoll Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Knoll Park is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll Park
- Eagle Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Armour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Armour is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Crain Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crain Creek is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Creek
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Elk Run Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Raymar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Raymar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymar
- Washburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Dewar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Gilbertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Dunkerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Canfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Bremer County
- County Website: https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Bremer: Waverly
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Waverly Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Artesian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Artesian is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
- Bremer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Klinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Knittel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Roxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Readlyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seigel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Wapsie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Butler County
- County Website: https://butlercounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Butler: Allison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Sinclair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Parkersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- New Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Albion is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albion
- Aplington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eleanor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eleanor is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Coster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Butler Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Kesley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Allison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shell Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pilot Rock is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bristow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Dumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Packard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Packard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aredale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw County
- Floyd County
- County Website: https://www.floydco.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Floyd: Charles City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Powersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Marble Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- County Website: https://www.franklincountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Franklin: Hampton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Faulkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hansell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reeve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Hardin County
- County Website: https://www.hardincountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Hardin: Eldora
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Ackley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
- Steamboat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Macey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Macey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Eldora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Secor ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Whitten
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Xenia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Hughs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Gifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Rough Woods Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Woods Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Woods Hill
- Iowa Falls Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Iowa Falls Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls Junction
- Iowa Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawn Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- New Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Racine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Racine is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Marshall County
- County Website: https://www.marshallcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Marshall: Marshalltown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Liscomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Maulsby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maulsby is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maulsby
- Green Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Tama County
- County Website: https://www.tamacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Tama: Toledo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lear ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lear.
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Dinsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Gladbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Traer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Union ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Garwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 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- Lear) 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. |