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Nearest Communities to Pitzer,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.<1>

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

Pitzer is located in Madison County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Adair, Clarke, Dallas, Guthrie, Polk, Union & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 113 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Pitzer. Of these communities, 95 are located in counties other than Madison 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 Pitzer (which is Madison 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 Pitzer

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

  • Madison County   (where Pitzer resides)
    • County Website:   https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pitzer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pitzer.
      • Webster
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Harrison is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Earlham
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Winterset
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • McPherson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • McPherson is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • Clucas
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Clucas is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clucas
      • Macksburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Buffalo is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Ord
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McBride
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • McBride is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • Tileville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Tileville is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
      • Patterson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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        • Old Peru
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Old Peru is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
        • East Peru
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Barney
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Hanley is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
        • Saint Charles
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Truro
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Adair County
    • County Website:   https://adaircounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adair:   Greenfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pitzer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pitzer.
      • Stanzel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nanito
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nanito is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanito
      • Arbor Hill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hebron
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hebron is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Howe
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Howe is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Rosserdale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Rosserdale is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosserdale
      • Zion
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lemont ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Lemont is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemont
      • Orient
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prussia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Prussia is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
      • Canby
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Canby is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
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        • Fontanelle
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Fisk
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Fisk is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
        • Linwood
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Linwood is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Gilead
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Berea
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Berea is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
        • Bridgewater
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Adams County
  • Cass County
  • Clarke County
    • County Website:   https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clarke:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pitzer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pitzer.
      • Murray
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Murray is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Jamison
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jamison is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
  • Dallas County
  • Guthrie County
    • County Website:   https://guthriecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Guthrie:   Guthrie Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pitzer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pitzer.
      • Stuart
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Menlo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrisburgh ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Morrisburgh is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisburgh
      • Casey
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glendon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Monteith
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Monteith is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
      • Panora
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Adair
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Guthrie Center
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Yale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fanslers
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fanslers is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanslers
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Des Moines
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pitzer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pitzer.
      • Commerce
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Campbell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Campbell is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • West Des Moines
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashawa
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Ashawa is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
      • Clive
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwalk
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Urbandale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Millman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Millman is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millman
      • Rider
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Rider is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
      • Valley Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
      • The Meadows
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • The Meadows is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
      • Crestwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Crestwood is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
      • Grimes
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor Heights
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County
    • County Website:   https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   Creston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pitzer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pitzer.
      • Spaulding
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Spaulding is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Lorimor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Monette
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Monette is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
      • Afton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Creston
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • East Creston
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Afton Junction is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
      • Talmage
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Talmage is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Thayer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Shepard ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Shepard is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Cromwell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arispe
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pitzer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pitzer.
      • Bevington
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Churchville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Conger
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Conger is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Cumming
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Martensdale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Prole
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Prole is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Saint Marys
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • 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
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
      • Wick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Wick is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Orillia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South River Crossing ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • South River Crossing is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Crossing
      • Lakewood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Spring Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • New Virginia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pitzer) 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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