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Nearest Communities to Oelwein,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

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

Oelwein 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 Oelwein. 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 Oelwein (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 Oelwein

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

  • Fayette County   (where Oelwein resides)
    • County Website:   https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   West Union
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oelwein   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oelwein.
      • Maynard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Scott
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Scott is also located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Westgate
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oran
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Oran is also located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Randalia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Randalia is also located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Fayette
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Arlington is also located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Maryville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Taylorsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Taylorsville is also located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Donnan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Albany
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Albany is also located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Lima
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lima is also located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
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  • Benton County
  • Black Hawk County
    • County Website:   https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Black Hawk:   Waterloo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oelwein   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oelwein.
      • Dunkerton
        (14 miles [22.5 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
      • Canfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
      • Jesup
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
      • Dewar
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Crain Creek ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Crain Creek was located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Creek
      • Edwards ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Armour
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Armour is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Big Rock
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Raymond
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Run Heights
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Hilltop
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Jubilee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
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        • Raymar
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Raymar is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymar
        • Glasgow ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Glasgow was located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
        • Eastgate Estate Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Eastgate Estate Park is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate Estate Park
        • Evansdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Gilbertville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
        • Boies
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Boies is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boies
        • Cedar Knoll Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Knoll Park is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll Park
        • Washburn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Waterloo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Castle Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
        • Janesville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Lamplighter Villa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Lamplighter Villa is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamplighter Villa
        • La Porte City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Orange
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
        • Cedar City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
        • Cedar Falls
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • North Cedar
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Louise
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Louise is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
        • Cedar Falls Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Falls Junction is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls Junction
        • Norris Siding
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Norris Siding is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Siding
  • Bremer County
    • County Website:   https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Bremer:   Waverly
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oelwein   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oelwein.
      • Miner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Miner is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Buck Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • Wapsie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
      • Sumner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Klinger
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Readlyn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Spring Fountain
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
      • Knittel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tripoli
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Tripoli
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
      • Artesian
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Artesian is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Denver
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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  • Buchanan County
  • Chickasaw County
  • Clayton County
  • Delaware County
  • Linn County
  • Winneshiek County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oelwein) 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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