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Nearest Communities to Oakland,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Oakland.<1>

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

Oakland is located in Franklin County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Butler, Cerro Gordo, Hardin & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oakland. Of these communities, 85 are located in counties other than Franklin 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 Oakland (which is Franklin 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 Oakland

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

  • Franklin County   (where Oakland resides)
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Hampton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakland.
      • Popejoy
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popejoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
        • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Burdette
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
        • Burdette is located in Franklin County
      • Bradford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Franklin County
      • Coulter
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Reeve
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
        • Reeve is located in Franklin County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Reeve
        • From Oakland to Reeve
      • Latimer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
        • Latimer is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <5>
      • Washington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
        • Washington is located in Franklin County
      • Alexander
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hampton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Hampton is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
      • Geneva
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
        • Geneva is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
      • Faulkner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faulkner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
        • Faulkner is located in Franklin County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Faulkner
        • From Oakland to Faulkner
      • Chapin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hansell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheffield
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Butler County
    • County Website:   www.butlercoiowa.org/
    • County Seat for Butler:   Allison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakland.
      • Austinville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
        • Austinville is located in Butler County
      • Dumont
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
        • Dumont is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <5>
      • Kesley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Aplington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
        • Aplington is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <5>
      • Aredale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eleanor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
        • Eleanor is located in Butler County
      • Bristow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cerro Gordo County
  • Grundy County
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Grundy Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakland.
      • Wellsburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
        • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
      • Buck Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
        • Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
      • Ivester
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester
        • Ivester is located in Grundy County
  • Hamilton County
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Webster City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakland.
      • Williams
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Blairsburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
        • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Remicker ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remicker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remicker
        • Remicker is located in Hamilton County
      • Stonega
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonega
        • Stonega is located in Hamilton County
      • Ellsworth
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kamrar
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Webster City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
        • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <5>
      • Jewell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Highview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
        • Highview is located in Hamilton County
      • Randall
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Stanhope
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
        • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
      • Homer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Homer is located in Hamilton County
      • Rosendale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
        • Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
  • Hancock County
  • Hardin County
    • County Seat for Hardin:   Eldora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakland.
      • Alden
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilke
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilke
        • Wilke is located in Hardin County
      • Alden Station ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Station
        • Alden Station is located in Hardin County
      • Iowa Falls
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
        • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <5>
      • Racine
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
        • Racine is located in Hardin County
      • Iowa Falls Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls Junction
        • Iowa Falls Junction is located in Hardin County
      • Buckeye
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Buckeye is located in Hardin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Macey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
        • Macey is located in Hardin County
      • Owasa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Robertson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sherman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
        • Sherman is located in Hardin County
      • Eagle City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
        • Eagle City is located in Hardin County
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Radcliffe
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Berlin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
          • Berlin is located in Hardin County
        • Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
          • Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
        • Ackley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Hughs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
          • Hughs is located in Hardin County
        • Rough Woods Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Woods Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Woods Hill
          • Rough Woods Hill is located in Hardin County
        • Abbott
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
          • Abbott is located in Hardin County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Abbott
          • From Oakland to Abbott
        • Hubbard
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
          • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
        • Cleves
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Steamboat Rock
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Garden City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
          • Garden City is located in Hardin County
        • Eldora
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
          • Eldora is located in Hardin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <5>
        • Lawn Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
          • Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
        • New Providence
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
          • New Providence is located in Hardin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to New Providence
          • From Oakland to New Providence
        • Gifford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Secor ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
          • Secor is located in Hardin County
        • Xenia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
          • Xenia is located in Hardin County
        • Union
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
          • Union is located in Hardin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Marshall County
  • Story County
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   www.webstercountyia.org/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Fort Dodge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakland.
      • Flugstad ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugstad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugstad
        • Flugstad is located in Webster County
      • Duncombe
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Vincent
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
        • Vincent is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Brushy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wright County

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 from Point A (ie- Oakland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5811, Longitude: -93.4399    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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