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Nearest Communities to Primrose,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Primrose.<1>

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

Primrose is located in Lee County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Des Moines, Henry, Van Buren, Hancock (IL), Henderson (IL) & Clark (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 167 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Primrose. Of these communities, 129 are located in counties other than Lee 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 Primrose (which is Lee 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 Primrose

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

  • Lee County   (where Primrose resides)
  • Davis County
  • Des Moines County
    • County Website:   https://www.desmoinescounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Des Moines:   Burlington
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Augusta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Augusta is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Danville Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Danville Center is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Center
      • Danville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Danville is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Middletown
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Skunk River
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Skunk River is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
      • Prairie Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Spring Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Beaverdale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
      • Patterson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Patterson is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • West Burlington
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kemper
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Kemper is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
      • Pleasant Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
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  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Hillsboro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Salem
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Baltimore ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Baltimore is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Lowell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Denova
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Denova is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
      • Oakland Mills
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Westwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Westwood is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Mount Pleasant
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Belfast ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Belfast is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
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        • Rome
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Rome is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
        • New London
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Traxler ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Traxler is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
        • Trenton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Trenton is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
        • Mount Union
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mount Union is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
          • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
        • Swedesburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Glasgow
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lockridge
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Collett
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Collett is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
      • Beckwith
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
      • Salina
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Salina is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
      • Merrimac
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Fairfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Libertyville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Germanville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Germanville is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
      • Ellmaker
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellmaker
      • Whitefield ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Whitefield is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
  • Van Buren County
    • County Website:   https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Van Buren:   Keosauqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Farmington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Plymouth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Plymouth is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Bonaparte
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Palestine ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Palestine is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Harrisburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Lexington
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Lexington is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Bentonsport
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Vernon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Vernon is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Pierceville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
      • Utica
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Utica is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Mount Sterling
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Stockport
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Mount Zion
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Keosauqua
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Winchester
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Kilbourn
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Pittsburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
        • Parksville ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Parksville is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
        • Birmingham
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
        • Cantril
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Lebanon
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Douds
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Leando
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Milton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Selma
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County
    • County Website:   https://hancockcounty-il.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Carthage (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Nauvoo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quashquema ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Quashquema is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quashquema
      • Niota
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Old Niota
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Old Niota is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Niota
      • Sonora ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Sonora is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Powellton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Pontoosuc
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Dallas City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hamilton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
      • Colusa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Warsaw
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
      • Adrian
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • McCall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • McCall is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
        • Elvaston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Ferris
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ferris is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <3>
        • Durham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Durham is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
        • Elderville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Elderville is located in Hancock County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
        • Burnside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Henderson County
    • County Seat for Henderson:   Oquawka (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Lomax
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Banks
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Yellow Banks is located in Henderson County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
      • Carman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Carthage Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Carthage Lake is located in Henderson County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Lake
      • Gulf Port
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Heapsville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Heapsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heapsville
      • Iowa Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
      • Silver Lake ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Silver Lake is located in Henderson County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://clarkcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Kahoka (MO)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Athens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Anson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dumas
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Acasto
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peaksville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Revere
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Chambersburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Francisville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Waterloo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Waterloo is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Clark City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
      • Kahoka
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
      • Ashton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Ashton is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Medill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Wayland
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
        • Eldorado ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Eldorado is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
        • Luray
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
        • Union
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Union is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Alexandria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Antioch
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Antioch is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
        • Neeper
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Winchester
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Winchester is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Wyaconda
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Fairmont
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairmont is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Gregory Landing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Gregory Landing is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
        • Saint Patrick
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
  • Scotland County
    • County Website:   https://www.scotlandcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Scotland:   Memphis (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Prospect Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
      • Granger
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Azen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
      • Arbela
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Etna
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Etna is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Brock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
      • Gorin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
      • South Gorin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Primrose) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.