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Nearest Communities to Osborne,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Osborne 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 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Osborne. Of these communities, 94 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 Osborne (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 Osborne

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

  • Clayton County   (where Osborne 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 Osborne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osborne.
      • Mederville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Communia
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Communia is also located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
      • Motor
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Motor is also located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor
      • Elkader
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Littleport
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Volga
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Volga is also located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
      • Saint Sebald
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Sebald is also located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
      • Thomasville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Thomasville is also located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Clayton Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Strawberry Point
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkport
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Elkport is also located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Garber
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (32 more) ...
        • Saint Olaf
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Highland
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Highland is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Wood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Garnavillo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Farmersburg
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Gunder
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Updegraff
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Updegraff is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
        • Ceres
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Ceres is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
        • Fairview
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairview is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Osterdock
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Snefs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Snefs is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snefs
        • Froelich
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Froelich is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
        • Valdora ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Valdora was located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
        • Clayton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Giard
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Giard is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
        • Eckards
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Eckards is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckards
        • Guttenberg
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Beulah
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Luana
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Luana is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <3>
        • Monona
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Millville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Ridley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Ridley is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
        • Giard Station ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Giard Station was located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
        • Hardin
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Watson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • McGregor
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • McGregor Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • McGregor Heights is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Heights
        • West Yards
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • West Yards is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
        • Turkey River
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Marquette
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • North Buena Vista
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • North Buena Vista is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Millville Siding
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Millville Siding is also located in Clayton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Siding
  • 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 Osborne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osborne.
      • Postville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Volney
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ion
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sixteen
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
      • Yellow River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
      • Egan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Egan is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Rossville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Waukon Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waterville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Ludlow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Ludlow is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Maud
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Maud is located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Buchanan County
  • Delaware County
  • Dubuque County
    • County Website:   https://www.dubuquecountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Dubuque:   Dubuque
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osborne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osborne.
      • Luxemburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • New Vienna
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Holy Cross
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Dyersville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Village Dyersville Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mekee
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Mekee is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mekee
      • Waupeton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cameron
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Cameron is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cottage Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Fayette County
  • Winneshiek County
  • Crawford County
  • Grant County

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 from Point A (ie- Osborne) 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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