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Nearest Communities to Oto,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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 east 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 Oto.<1>

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

Oto is located in Woodbury County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Woodbury County: Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Dakota (NE), Thurston (NE) & Union (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oto. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Woodbury 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 Oto (which is Woodbury 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 Oto

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

  • Woodbury County   (where Oto resides)
    • County Website:   www.woodbury-ia.com/
    • County Seat for Woodbury:   Sioux City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Smithland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Anthon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon
        • Anthon is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthon <3>
      • Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
        • Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
      • Danbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Holly Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
        • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
      • Midway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Woodbury County
      • Climbing Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hornick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
        • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Owego
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
        • Owego is located in Woodbury County
      • Correctionville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
        • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <3>
      • Cushing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Moville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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        • Pierson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
          • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
        • Luton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
          • Luton is located in Woodbury County
        • Sloan
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
          • Sloan is located in Woodbury County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <3>
        • Bronson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
          • Bronson is located in Woodbury County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
        • Lawton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
          • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
        • Salix
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
          • Salix is located in Woodbury County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <3>
        • Glen Ellen
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Sergeant Bluff
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
          • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <3>
        • Estates West
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estates West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estates West
          • Estates West is located in Woodbury County
        • Morningside
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morningside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
          • Morningside is located in Woodbury County
        • Regency of Sioux City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency of Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
          • Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County
        • Holiday Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
          • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
        • Evergreen Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
          • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
        • Leeds
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
          • Leeds is located in Woodbury County
        • Sioux City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Springdale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
          • Springdale is located in Woodbury County
  • Cherokee County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   www.crawfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Berne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
        • Berne is located in Crawford County
      • Ricketts
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
        • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Charter Oak
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
        • Charter Oak is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charter Oak <3>
      • Schleswig
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
        • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <3>
      • Kenwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
        • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kenwood
        • From Oto to Kenwood
      • Kiron
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
        • Bell is located in Crawford County
  • Ida County
    • County Seat for Ida:   Ida Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Battle Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
        • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <3>
      • Ida Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
        • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <3>
      • Holstein
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
        • Holstein is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <3>
      • Arthur
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
        • Arthur is located in Ida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Galva
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Monona County
    • County Seat for Monona:   Onawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Rodney
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ticonic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ticonic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
        • Ticonic is located in Monona County
      • Mapleton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Mapleton is located in Monona County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
      • Castana
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castana
        • Castana is located in Monona County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castana <3>
      • Kennebec
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennebec have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
        • Kennebec is located in Monona County
      • Whiting
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Turin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ute
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
        • Ute is located in Monona County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <3>
      • Onawa
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Soldier
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
        • Maple Landing is located in Monona County
      • Albaton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Moorhead
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
        • Moorhead is located in Monona County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <3>
      • Blencoe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth County
    • County Website:   www.co.plymouth.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Plymouth:   Le Mars
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Kingsley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
        • Kingsley is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
      • Union Center
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
        • Union Center is located in Plymouth County
      • James
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Neptune
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
        • Neptune is located in Plymouth County
      • O'Leary
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Leary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
        • O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to O'Leary
        • From Oto to O'Leary
  • Burt County
    • County Seat for Burt:   Tekamah (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Decatur
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Basford ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basford
        • Basford is located in Burt County (NE)
      • Riverside ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Burt County (NE)
  • Dakota County
    • County Seat for Dakota:   Dakota City (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Dakota City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Covington ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
        • Covington is located in Dakota County (NE)
      • South Sioux City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
        • South Sioux City is located in Dakota County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <3>
      • North Shore
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
        • North Shore is located in Dakota County (NE)
      • Homer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Millis Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Beach
        • Millis Beach is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Thurston County
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Pender (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oto.
      • Macy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
        • Macy is located in Thurston County (NE)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <3>
      • Winnebago
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
        • Winnebago is located in Thurston County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <3>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2838, Longitude: -95.8933    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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