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Nearest Communities to Red Oak,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 from Red Oak.<1>

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

Red Oak is located in Montgomery County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 108 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Red Oak. Of these communities, 92 are located in counties other than Montgomery 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 Red Oak (which is Montgomery 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 Red Oak

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

  • Montgomery County   (where Red Oak resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.montgomerycountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Red Oak
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • Frankfort ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Frankfort is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Stennett
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Stennett is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
      • McPherson
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • McPherson is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • Stanton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hawthorne
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Coburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Biddick ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Biddick is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddick
      • Wales
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Wales is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wallin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Wallin is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
      • Elliott
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sciola
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tenville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
        • Morton Mills
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Morton Mills is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Mills
        • Villisca
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Grant
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Grant is located in Montgomery County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Corning
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • Dickieville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Dickieville is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
      • Nodaway
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Nodaway is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Strand
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Carbon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Brooks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Quincy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Quincy is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Iveyville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Corning
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mount Etna
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
      • Queen City ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Queen City is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Icarid ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Icarid is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icarid
        • Icarid has also been known as:
        • Icarian Colony
      • Carl
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mercer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cass County
  • Fremont County
  • Mills County
    • County Website:   https://www.millscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mills:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • Climax
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Climax is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Emerson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Henderson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Solomon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Solomon is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
      • Hastings
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Hastings is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Strahan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Strahan is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
      • White Cloud
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • White Cloud is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
      • Clark
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Clark is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Malvern
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Silver City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Balfour
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Balfour is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
      • Hillsdale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Hillsdale is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Mineola
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Glenwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Mills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Burr Oak
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Burr Oak is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
        • Pacific City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Pacific City is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
        • Pacific Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Page County
    • County Website:   https://pagecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Page:   Clarinda
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Oak   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Oak.
      • Nyman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Essex
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bethesda
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Bethesda is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Hepburn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hepburn is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
      • Norwich
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Norwich is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Bingham
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Bingham is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Tarkio City is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
      • Yorktown
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Yorktown is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Shenandoah
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Page Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Page Center is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
      • Clarinda
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawleyville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hawleyville is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Coin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Dayton ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Dayton is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Shambaugh
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • College Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • College Springs is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
        • Northboro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Willsburg ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Willsburg is located in Page County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsburg
        • Blanchard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pottawattamie County
  • Taylor County
  • Atchison County

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- Red Oak) 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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