Nearest Communities to Lima,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lima, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lima:
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.
Keep in mind 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.
Lima is located in Fayette County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware & Winneshiek.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 136 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lima. Of these communities, 110 are located in counties other than Fayette 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 Lima (which is Fayette 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 Lima
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fayette County (where Lima resides)
- County Website: https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: West Union
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Albany
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Fayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wadena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brainard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Illyria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donnan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Randalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Maynard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dover Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Clermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Hawkeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Scott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Westgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Oelwein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Waucoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
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- Allamakee County
- County Website: https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Allamakee: Waukon
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Postville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Allamakee County
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- Volney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Sixteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Rossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Ion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Egan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egan is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Waukon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk County
- County Website: https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Black Hawk: Waterloo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- Dunkerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Bremer County
- County Website: https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Bremer: Waverly
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Sumner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miner is located in Bremer County
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- Buck Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Spring Fountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
- Wapsie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Readlyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Tripoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
- Tripoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Klinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
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- Frederika
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Knittel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Buchanan County
- County Website: https://www.buchanancounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Buchanan: Independence
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Stanley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hazleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Fairbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Doris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Winthrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gatesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
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- Wise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wise is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Chickasaw County
- County Website: https://chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Chickasaw: New Hampton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Turkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Boyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Reilly Settlement
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reilly Settlement is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Settlement
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Nansen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nansen is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansen
- Dresden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dresden is located in Chickasaw County
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- Clayton County
- County Website: https://www.claytoncountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Clayton: Elkader
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Volga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Gunder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Saint Sebald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Osborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Strawberry Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkader
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mederville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Saint Olaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
- Communia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Communia is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
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- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Littleport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Motor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Motor is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
- Clayton Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Monona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valdora ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valdora is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
- Froelich
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Froelich is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Giard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Giard is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- Elkport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Garnavillo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Watson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Giard Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Giard Station is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
- Ceres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ceres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Updegraff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Updegraff is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
- West Yards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Yards is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- McGregor Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McGregor Heights is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Heights
- McGregor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marquette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- County Website: https://delawarecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Delaware: Manchester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Forestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thorpe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Dutchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Greeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- Winneshiek County
- County Website: https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Winneshiek: Decorah
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lima.
- Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Castalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Festina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twin Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Ossian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moneek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moneek is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
- Fort Atkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Frankville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Conover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
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- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Nordness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Spillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nasset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nasset is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasset
- Washington Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
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- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Decorah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thoten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Grant County
- County Website: http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
- County Seat for Grant: Lancaster (WI)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lima ...
- Wyalusing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
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- Lima) 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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