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Nearest Communities to Olaf,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Olaf is located in Wright County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth & Webster.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Olaf. Of these communities, 76 are located in counties other than Wright 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 Olaf (which is Wright 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 Olaf

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

  • Wright County   (where Olaf resides)
  • Cerro Gordo County
    • County Website:   www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Cerro Gordo:   Mason City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Meservey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
        • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Thornton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ventura Heights
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Heights
        • Ventura Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Swaledale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ventura
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
        • Ventura is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <4>
      • Clear Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Burchinal
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hurley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
        • Hurley is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Rockwell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Emery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
        • Emery is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Central Heights
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Heights
        • Central Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Registry Park
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Registry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registry Park
        • Registry Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Cameron
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
        • Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cameron
        • From Olaf to Cameron
      • Creamery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
        • Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Creamery
        • From Olaf to Creamery
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Hampton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Alexander
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Latimer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Coulter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Oakland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Popejoy
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Chapin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Hampton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • 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 <4>
      • Burdette
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Reeve
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
        • Reeve is located in Franklin County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Reeve
        • From Olaf to Reeve
      • Bradford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
  • Hamilton County
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Webster City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Blairsburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • 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
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • 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
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Williams
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Highview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Webster City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • 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 <4>
  • Hancock County
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Garner
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Kanawha
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Denhart
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denhart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhart
        • Denhart is located in Hancock County
      • Klemme
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
        • Klemme is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <4>
      • Stilson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
        • Stilson is located in Hancock County
      • Corwith
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
        • Corwith is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
      • Britt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Duncan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Garner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
        • Garner is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <4>
      • Hutchins
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
        • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hutchins
        • From Olaf to Hutchins
      • Hayfield Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayfield Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield Junction
        • Hayfield Junction is located in Hancock County
      • Hayfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
        • Hayfield is located in Hancock County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Miller
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
          • Miller is located in Hancock County
        • Hawley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
          • Hawley is located in Hancock County
        • Crystal Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
          • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Woden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Hardin County
    • County Seat for Hardin:   Eldora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Wilke
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        (30 miles [48.3 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
      • Alden
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Humboldt County
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Renwick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hardy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Thor
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Livermore
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Arnold
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
        • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Arnold
        • From Olaf to Arnold
      • Dakota City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Humboldt
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones Siding
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
        • Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
      • Bode
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rutland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kossuth County
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Hanna
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
        • Hanna is located in Kossuth County
      • Lu Verne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
        • Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <4>
      • Saint Benedict
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
      • Wesley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
        • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Sexton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Galbraith
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galbraith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
        • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
      • Irvington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joseph
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
        • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
      • Algona
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Titonka
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titonka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
        • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   www.webstercountyia.org/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Fort Dodge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olaf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olaf.
      • Vincent
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Badger
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flugstad ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • 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
  • Winnebago County
  • Worth County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olaf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8776, Longitude: -93.7165       In this case, the coordinates for Olaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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