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Nearest Communities to Raymar,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Raymar.<1>

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


Raymar is located in Black Hawk County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Black Hawk County: Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy & Tama.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 124 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Raymar. Of these communities, 86 are located in counties other than Black Hawk 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 Raymar (which is Black Hawk 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 Raymar

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

  • Black Hawk County   (where Raymar resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Black Hawk:   Waterloo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • Elk Run Heights
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
      • Raymond
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Hilltop
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Gilbertville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Evansdale
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Knoll Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Cedar Knoll Park is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll Park
      • Washburn
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Armour
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Armour is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Dewar
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Eastgate Estate Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Eastgate Estate Park is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate Estate Park
      • Waterloo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crain Creek ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Crain Creek is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Creek
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        • Canfield
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Orange
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
        • Big Rock
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
        • Louise
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Louise is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
        • Jesup
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
        • Edwards ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Dunkerton
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
        • Castle Hill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Jubilee
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
        • Eagle Center
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
        • Cedar Falls Junction
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Cedar Falls Junction is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls Junction
        • Lamplighter Villa
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lamplighter Villa is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamplighter Villa
        • La Porte City
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Cedar City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
        • Cedar Falls
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Glasgow ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
        • Hudson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
        • North Cedar
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
        • Boies
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Boies is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Norris Siding
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Norris Siding is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Blessing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Voorhies
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Hicks
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hicks is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Benson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Benson is located in Black Hawk County
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        • Janesville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Finchford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Vinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • Mount Auburn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Benton Station ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Benton Station is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
      • Cheney
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cheney is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Garrison
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Garrison is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Spencers Grove
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
      • Rogersville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Rogersville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
      • Urbana
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vinton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Geneva
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Geneva is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Manatheka ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Manatheka is located in Benton County
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      • Benton City ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Benton City is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Eden
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Eden is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Bremer County
    • County Website:   https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Bremer:   Waverly
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • Klinger
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Klinger is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
      • Denver
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Knittel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Knittel is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
      • Readlyn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wapsie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
      • Artesian
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Artesian is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Miner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Miner is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Waverly Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
      • Buck Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • Waverly
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bremer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Bremer is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
      • Tripoli
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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        • Old Tripoli
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
        • Spring Fountain
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
        • Seigel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Seigel is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
        • Roxie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Roxie is located in Bremer County
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        • Sumner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Frederika
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Frederika is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
        • Horton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Horton is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
        • Plainfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buchanan County
    • County Website:   https://www.buchanancounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Buchanan:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • Shady Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Wise
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Wise is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Littleton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Littleton is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Vista
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Vista is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Otterville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Otterville is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Brandon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Fairbank
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bryantsburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
      • Gatesville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
      • Rowley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hazleton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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        • Hamerville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
        • Doris
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Doris is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
        • Quasqueton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Winthrop
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
        • Stanley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Aurora
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Butler County
    • County Website:   https://butlercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Butler:   Allison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • New Hartford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Swanton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Swanton is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Shell Rock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Sinclair is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
      • Coster
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Coster is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
      • New Albion
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • New Albion is located in Butler County
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      • Parkersburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fayette County
    • County Website:   https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Fayette:   West Union
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • Oran
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Oran is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Oelwein
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westgate
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Westgate is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Maynard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Scott is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Grundy Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • Zaneta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Zaneta is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaneta
      • Fredsville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
      • Dike
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Dike is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <3>
      • Reinbeck
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dairyville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Dairyville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
      • Lincoln
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Lincoln is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Morrison
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stout
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Stout is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lear
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Lear is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lear
      • Fern
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Fern is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Grundy Center
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Holland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Linn County
  • Tama County
    • County Website:   https://www.tamacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Tama:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymar.
      • Mooreville ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Mooreville is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Dysart
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Buckingham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Buckingham is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Dinsdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Dinsdale is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
      • Traer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Union ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • West Union is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Lincoln
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lincoln is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Clutier
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gladbrook
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raymar) 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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