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Nearest Communities to Osceola,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Osceola.<1>

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

Osceola is located in Clarke County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clarke County: Decatur, Lucas, Madison, Ringgold, Union, Warren & Wayne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 119 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Osceola. Of these communities, 105 are located in counties other than Clarke 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 Osceola (which is Clarke 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 Osceola

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

  • Clarke County   (where Osceola resides)
    • County Website:   https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clarke:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Groveland ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Groveland is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Jamison
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jamison is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Leslie
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Leslie is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Lacelle
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodburn
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Green Bay ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Ottawa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Ottawa is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Liberty
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weldon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Murray
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Murray is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Jay
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jay is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Smyrna
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Smyrna is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jacksonville is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Hopeville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Adair County
  • Decatur County
    • County Website:   https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Decatur:   Leon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Van Wert
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Le Roy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Kingston is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Garden Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Grand River
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Grand River is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Decatur City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Leon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • High Point
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • High Point is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • Barrell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Barrell is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrell
      • Terre Haute
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Terre Haute is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
      • Woodland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Blockly
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Blockly is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
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        • Brucewell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Brucewell is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucewell
        • Davis City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Tuskeego
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
        • Lamoni
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Togo ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Togo is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
        • Morgan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • New Buda
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • New Buda is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buda
  • Lucas County
    • County Website:   https://lucascounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Lucas:   Chariton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Last Chance
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Last Chance is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Lucas
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Norwood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Norwood is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Troy ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Troy is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Derby
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Derby is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Whitebreast
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebreast
      • Indianola Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Junction
      • Oakley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Oakley is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Chariton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Williamson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Purdy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Purdy is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Russell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Belinda
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Belinda is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Truro
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Barney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Peru
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Peru
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Peru is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
      • Hanley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Hanley is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
      • Saint Charles
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ord
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Buffalo is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
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        • McPherson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • McPherson is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
        • Tileville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Tileville is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
        • Winterset
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Macksburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Harrison
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Harrison is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
        • McBride
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • McBride is located in Madison County
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  • Marion County
  • Polk County
  • Ringgold County
    • County Website:   https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Ringgold:   Mount Ayr
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Beaconsfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Ellston
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Tingley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kellerton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mortimer ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
  • Union County
    • County Website:   https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   Creston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Thayer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lorimor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Monette
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Monette is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
      • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Afton Junction is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
      • Talmage
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Talmage is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Shepard ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Shepard is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Afton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Arispe
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Shannon City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Creston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • New Virginia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • South River Crossing ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • South River Crossing is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Crossing
      • Medora
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Medora is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Cool
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrenceburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Lawrenceburg is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
      • Saint Marys
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • West Saint Marys
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
      • Liberty Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Conger
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Conger is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Wick
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Wick is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Bevington
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lacona
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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        • Martensdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Hammondsburgh ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hammondsburgh is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsburgh
        • Milo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Churchville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Prole
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Prole is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
        • Indianola
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
        • Clarkson ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Clarkson is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
        • Ackworth
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Ackworth is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
        • Summerset
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Summerset is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
        • Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
        • Sandyville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   https://waynecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Corydon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Osceola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Osceola.
      • Humeston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cambria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Cambria is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Saxon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Saxon is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Ovia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ovia is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
      • Peoria
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Peoria is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Big Spring ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Big Spring is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Millerton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Millerton is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • New York
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • New York is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
      • Allerton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Corydon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hodge
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hodge is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge

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 from Point A (ie- Osceola) 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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