Nearest Communities to Ottumwa,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ottumwa, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ottumwa:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Ottumwa is located in Wapello County and is the County Seat.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wapello County: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe & Van Buren.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 169 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ottumwa. Of these communities, 142 are located in counties other than Wapello 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 Ottumwa (which is Wapello 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 Ottumwa
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Wapello County (where Ottumwa resides)
- County Website: https://www.wapellocounty.org/
- County Seat for Wapello: Ottumwa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Pickwick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pickwick is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- East Ottumwa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phillips is located in Wapello County
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- Ottumwa Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ottumwa Junction is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Junction
- Loch Burns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loch Burns is located in Wapello County
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- Rutledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Wapello County
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- Dahlonega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Agency
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Cliffland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
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- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Highland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ormanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Yampa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yampa is located in Wapello County
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- Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Wapello County
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- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
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- Farson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farson is located in Wapello County
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- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Munterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
- Competine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blakesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eddyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Appanoose County
- County Website: https://appanoosecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Appanoose: Centerville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moravia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Udell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hiattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hiattsville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattsville
- Maine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Moulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rathbun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Forbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Iconium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis County
- County Website: https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Davis: Bloomfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Davis County
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- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
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- Dunnville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunnville is located in Davis County
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- Pleasant View ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
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- Drakesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chequest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Elm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Elm is located in Davis County
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- Blackhawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhawk is located in Davis County
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- Shunem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shunem is located in Davis County
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- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
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- West Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Davis County
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- Dover ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Davis County
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- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Mark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Davis County
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- Stiles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
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- Waneta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waneta is located in Davis County
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- Lunsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lunsford is located in Davis County
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- Wanetta Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wanetta Corner is located in Davis County
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- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Linby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bernhart is located in Jefferson County
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- Ellmaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County
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- Packwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitefield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitefield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Maharishi Vedic City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Collett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jefferson County
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- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Veo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
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- Beckwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
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- East Pleasant Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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- Pleasant Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Keokuk County
- County Website: https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Keokuk: Sigourney
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Ioka ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ioka is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
- Hayesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ollie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lanscaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanscaster is located in Keokuk County
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- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sigourney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- What Cheer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rosetta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Keokuk County
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- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
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- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Coal Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thornburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Talleyrand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaska County
- County Website: https://www.mahaskacountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Mahaska: Oskaloosa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exeelsior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keomah Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tioga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Givin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- University Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oskaloosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Mahaska County
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- Cricket
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket is located in Mahaska County
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- Evans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Neska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Neska is located in Mahaska County
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- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Fishville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefountain is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefountain
- Lacey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- County Website: https://www.marioncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Knoxville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Bussey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tracy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- County Website: https://monroecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Monroe: Albia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
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- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Monroe County
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- Pleasant Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Corner is located in Monroe County
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- Avery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brompton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brompton is located in Monroe County
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- Lockman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lockman is located in Monroe County
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- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Monroe County
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- Maxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maxon is located in Monroe County
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- Selection
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
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- Albia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hocking
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hocking is located in Monroe County
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- Buxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton is located in Monroe County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hagerty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hagerty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Miami
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Miami is located in Monroe County
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- Tower Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tower Station is located in Monroe County
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- Ward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Monroe County
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- Hiteman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hiteman is located in Monroe County
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- Lovilia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rexfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rexfield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexfield
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Van Buren County
- County Website: https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Van Buren: Keosauqua
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ottumwa.
- Business Corners ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Parksville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Kilbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
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- Keosauqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Washington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- Rubio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Schuyler County
- County Seat for Schuyler: Lancaster (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ottumwa ...
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
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- Ottumwa) 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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