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Nearest Communities to Raymond,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 starting from Raymond.<1>

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

Raymond 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 125 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Raymond. Of these communities, 87 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 Raymond (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 Raymond

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

  • Black Hawk County   (where Raymond resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Black Hawk:   Waterloo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymond   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymond.
      • Raymar
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Raymar is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymar
      • Elk Run Heights
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • 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
      • Hilltop
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Dewar
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Armour
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Armour is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Gilbertville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • 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 west)
      • Canfield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
      • Cedar Knoll Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cedar Knoll Park is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll Park
      • Washburn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastgate Estate Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Eastgate Estate Park is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate Estate Park
      • Crain Creek ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Crain Creek is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Creek
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        • Big Rock
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
        • Waterloo
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jesup
          (7 miles [11.3 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
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Dunkerton
          (7 miles [11.3 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
        • Orange
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
        • Jubilee
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
        • Louise
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Louise is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
        • Castle Hill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
        • La Porte City
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Eagle Center
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Cedar Falls Junction
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Cedar Falls Junction is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls Junction
        • Glasgow ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
        • Lamplighter Villa
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Lamplighter Villa is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamplighter Villa
        • Boies
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Boies is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boies
        • Cedar City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
        • Cedar Falls
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Hudson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • North Cedar
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Norris Siding
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Norris Siding is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Siding
        • Blessing
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Voorhies
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
        • Janesville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Hicks
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hicks is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
        • Benson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Benson is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
        • Finchford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Vinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymond   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymond.
      • 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
      • Cheney
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cheney is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Spencers Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Station ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Benton Station is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
      • 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
      • 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
      • Rogersville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Rogersville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
      • Manatheka ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Manatheka is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatheka
      • 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 Raymond   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymond.
      • Klinger
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Denver
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Readlyn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Knittel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wapsie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
      • Artesian
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Artesian is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Miner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Miner is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Buck Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • 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
      • Waverly
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bremer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tripoli
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Old Tripoli
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
        • Spring Fountain
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
        • Seigel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Sumner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Frederika
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Frederika is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
        • Roxie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Roxie is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
        • Horton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Plainfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buchanan County
  • Butler County
  • Fayette County
  • Grundy County
  • Linn County
  • Tama County
    • County Website:   https://www.tamacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Tama:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raymond   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raymond.
      • Mooreville ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Mooreville is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Dysart
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Buckingham
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Buckingham is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Dinsdale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Traer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Union ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • West Union is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Lincoln
        (27 miles [43.5 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
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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- Raymond) 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.