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Nearest Communities to Monona,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.<1>

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

Monona is located in Clayton County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Monona. Of these communities, 98 are located in counties other than Clayton 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 Monona (which is Clayton 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 Monona

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

  • Clayton County   (where Monona resides)
    • 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 Monona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Monona.
      • Valdora ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Valdora is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
      • Watson
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Luana
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Beulah
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Froelich
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Froelich is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
      • Hardin
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Giard Station ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Giard Station is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
      • Farmersburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Giard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Giard is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
      • Ridley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Ridley is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
      • Saint Olaf
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gunder
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (30 more) ...
        • West Yards
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • West Yards is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
        • Marquette
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • McGregor Heights
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • McGregor Heights is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Heights
        • McGregor
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Clayton Center
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Elkader
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Garnavillo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Clayton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Highland
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Highland is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Motor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Motor is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
        • Communia
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Communia is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
        • Osborne
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Volga
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Volga is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
        • Ceres
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Ceres is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
        • Eckards
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Eckards is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckards
        • Littleport
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Mederville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Elkport
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Elkport is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Garber
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Thomasville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Thomasville is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
        • Saint Sebald
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
        • Guttenberg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Osterdock
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Snefs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Snefs is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snefs
        • Fairview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Fairview is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Strawberry Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Updegraff
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Updegraff is located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
        • Wood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Millville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Turkey River
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Monona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Monona.
      • Volney
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sixteen
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
      • Ion
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Egan
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Egan is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Rossville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Postville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Yellow River
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
      • Waterville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Maud
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Maud is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Waukon Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ludlow
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Ludlow is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Dalby
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Elon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Waukon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Eldergrove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
        • Harpers Ferry
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Thompson Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Corner
        • Lyndale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Lyndale is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
        • Lycurgus
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Village Creek
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Village Creek is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
        • Church
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Church is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
        • Hanover
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Hanover is located in Allamakee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
        • Lansing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Dorchester
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Quandahl
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County
  • Fayette County
    • County Website:   https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   West Union
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Monona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Monona.
      • Clermont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elgin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Illyria
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brainard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dover Mills
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
      • Wadena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lima
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lima is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Albany
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Albany is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Eldorado
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • West Union
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Taylorsville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Taylorsville is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Douglass
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Arlington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Arlington is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
        • Fayette
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Donnan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Lucas
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Maryville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Randalia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Randalia is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
        • Hawkeye
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Scott
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Scott is located in Fayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Winneshiek County
    • County Website:   https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Winneshiek:   Decorah
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Monona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Monona.
      • Junction ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Junction is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Moneek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Moneek is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
      • Frankville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Castalia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Washington Prairie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
      • Ossian
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Nasset
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Nasset is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasset
      • Thoten
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
      • Nordness
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
      • Canoe
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Canoe is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Freeport
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Festina
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Twin Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
        • Calmar
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Decorah
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Sattre
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sattre is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattre
        • Conover
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Conover is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
        • Springwater
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
        • Fort Atkinson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Highlandville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Locust
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Locust is located in Winneshiek County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
        • Spillville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Monona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Monona.
      • Prairie du Chien
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • White Corners
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • White Corners is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Corners
      • Charme
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
      • Bridgeport
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Eastman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
      • Wauzeka
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Ferryville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Seneca
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Seneca is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • De Soto
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Freeman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
        • Steuben
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Reed
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Reed is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
        • Boydtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Mount Sterling
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
        • Barnum
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Barnum is located in Crawford County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Monona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Monona.
      • Wyalusing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bagley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brodtville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Brodtville is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodtville
      • Patch Grove
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Glen Haven
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Millville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bloomington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • North Andover
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Woodman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Diamond Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Diamond Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
      • Shady Dell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Shady Dell is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
      • Cassville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monona) 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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