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Nearest Communities to Peterson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 starting from Peterson.<1>

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

Peterson is located in Clay County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto & Pocahontas.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Peterson. Of these communities, 60 are located in counties other than Clay 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 Peterson (which is Clay 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 Peterson

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

  • Clay County   (where Peterson resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.clay.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Cornell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
        • Cornell is located in Clay County
      • Royal
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
        • Royal is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
      • Rossie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
        • Rossie is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Greenville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Greenville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
      • Maclay ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maclay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclay
        • Maclay is located in Clay County
      • Webb
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
        • Webb is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Everly
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
        • Everly is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Gillett Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
        • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Spencer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Birchwood Estates
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Estates
        • Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
      • Dickens
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
        • Dickens is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Fostoria
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Langdon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Clay County
  • Buena Vista County
    • County Website:   www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Buena Vista:   Storm Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Linn Grove
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Elkton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
        • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
      • Sioux Rapids
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
        • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <4>
      • Rembrandt
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Truesdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
        • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <4>
      • Alta
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
        • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <4>
      • Leverett
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
        • Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
      • Marathon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
        • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Storm Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Casino Beach
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
        • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
      • Hanover
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
        • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
      • Albert City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Lakeside
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
          • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
        • Sulphur Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
          • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
        • Juniata
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
          • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
        • Newell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
          • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <4>
  • Cherokee County
    • County Seat for Cherokee:   Cherokee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Larrabee
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrabee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
        • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Aurelia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
        • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <4>
      • Cherokee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
        • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,841 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
      • Meriden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
        • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Onawa Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa Junction
        • Onawa Junction is located in Cherokee County
      • Cleghorn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleghorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
        • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Mary Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
        • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Marcus
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
        • Marcus is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <4>
      • Quimby
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quimby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
        • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Fielding
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
        • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
      • Washta
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
        • Washta is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.co.dickinson.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Spirit Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Wallace
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
        • Wallace is located in Dickinson County
      • Hagerty
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagerty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
        • Hagerty is located in Dickinson County
      • Milford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Old Town
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
        • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
  • Ida County
  • O'Brien County
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Waterman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
        • Waterman is located in O'Brien County
      • Sutherland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
        • Sutherland is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherland <4>
      • Calumet
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
        • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Gaza
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
        • Gaza is located in O'Brien County
      • Moneta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
        • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
      • Mapleside
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
        • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
      • Paullina
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paullina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
        • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Primghar
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primghar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primghar
        • Primghar is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primghar <4>
      • Hartley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
        • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
      • Max
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
        • Max is located in O'Brien County
      • Germantown
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
        • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
      • Archer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
        • Archer is located in O'Brien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <4>
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Plessis
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plessis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
          • Plessis is located in O'Brien County
        • Sanborn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Philby
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philby
          • Philby is located in O'Brien County
        • Evander
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evander
          • Evander is located in O'Brien County
  • Osceola County
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Sibley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • May City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
        • May City is located in Osceola County
      • Melvin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
        • Melvin is located in Osceola County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Palo Alto County
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Ayrshire
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
        • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <4>
      • Ruthven
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Curlew
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
        • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Pocahontas County
    • County Seat for Pocahontas:   Pocahontas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Laurens
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
        • Laurens is located in Pocahontas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
      • Varina
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
        • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Ware
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ware have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
        • Ware is located in Pocahontas County
  • Sac County
    • County Website:   www.saccounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sac:   Sac City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Schaller
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Nemaha
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
        • Nemaha is located in Sac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Sioux County
    • County Website:   www.siouxcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sioux:   Orange City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Peterson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
      • Granville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
        • Granville is located in Sioux County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Hospers
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
        • Hospers is located in Sioux County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <4>

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- Peterson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9188, Longitude: -95.3411       In this case, the coordinates for Peterson 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.




 

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