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Nearest Communities to Luray,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 west 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.<1>

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

Luray is located in Marshall County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Poweshiek, Story & Tama.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 122 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Luray. Of these communities, 89 are located in counties other than Marshall 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 Luray (which is Marshall 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 Luray

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

  • Marshall County   (where Luray resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.marshallcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marshalltown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luray.
      • LaMoille
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Van
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Van is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Haverhill
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • State Center Junction
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • State Center Junction is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center Junction
      • Wolf Lake Addition
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Wolf Lake Addition is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake Addition
      • Marshalltown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Malta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Malta is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Marietta
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Melbourne
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferguson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Albion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Moningers
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Moningers is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Laurel
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Laurel is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
        • State Center
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Dillon
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Rockton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Rockton is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
        • Minerva
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Minerva is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
        • Pickering
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Pickering is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
        • Quarry
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Quarry is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
        • Predonia ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Predonia is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predonia
        • Bromley
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Bromley is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
        • Edenville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Edenville is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
        • Rhodes
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
        • Dunbar
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Le Grand
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Maulsby
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Maulsby is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maulsby
        • Green Mountain
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Clemons
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Clemons is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
        • Bangor
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Liscomb
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Saint Anthony
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
        • Gilman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Illinois Grove
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Grove
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Grundy Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luray.
      • Conrad
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Beaman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Beaman is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Ivester
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Ivester is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester
      • Grundy Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Morrison
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wellsburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Reinbeck
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardin County
    • County Website:   https://www.hardincountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Hardin:   Eldora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luray.
      • Union
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Union is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Whitten
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gifford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • New Providence
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Secor ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Secor is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
      • Xenia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Xenia is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Lawn Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
      • Eldora
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Garden City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Garden City is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Hubbard
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rough Woods Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Rough Woods Hill is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Woods Hill
      • Steamboat Rock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hughs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Hughs is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
      • Berlin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Berlin is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Jasper County
  • Polk County
  • Poweshiek County
  • Story County
  • Tama County
    • County Website:   https://www.tamacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Tama:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luray.
      • Montour
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Potter
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Potter is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Garwin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Garwin is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Mesquakie Indian Settlement
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Gladbrook
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tama
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Toledo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lincoln is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Gladstone
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Gladstone is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Long Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Long Point is located in Tama County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
        • Haven
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Haven is located in Tama County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
        • Helena
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Helena is located in Tama County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
        • Dinsdale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Buckingham
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Buckingham is located in Tama County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
        • Traer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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- Luray) 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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