Nearest Communities to Ringgold,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ringgold, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ringgold:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Ringgold.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ringgold is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Ringgold County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ringgold County: Decatur, Taylor, Union, Harrison (MO) & Worth (MO).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ringgold. Of these communities, 94 are located in counties other than Ringgold County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Ringgold (which is Ringgold 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 Ringgold
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Ringgold County (where Ringgold resides)
- County Website: https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Ringgold: Mount Ayr
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Watterson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watterson is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wanamaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Mount Ayr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delphos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Redding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Kellerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Marshall ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Maloy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Beaconsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Diagonal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Tingley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Polen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Polen is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polen
- Clarke County
- County Website: https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clarke: Osceola
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Hopeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lacelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Decatur County
- County Website: https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Decatur: Leon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Tuskeego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
- Lamoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Togo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Togo is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Barrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barrell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrell
- Terre Haute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Davis City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- New Buda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Buda is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buda
- Grand River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Decatur City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Blockly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blockly is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
- Pleasanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Leon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Brucewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brucewell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucewell
- Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Taylor County
- County Website: https://taylorcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Taylor: Bedford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Blockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Athelstan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Platteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Clearfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Merle Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merle Junction is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle Junction
- Sharpsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union County
- County Website: https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Union: Creston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Shannon City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arispe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Shepard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shepard is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Afton Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Afton Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
- Afton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Talmage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Talmage is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Gentry County
- County Website: https://gentrycounty.net/
- County Seat for Gentry: Albany (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Siloam Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Lone Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Ellenorah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenorah is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
- Pinhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Gentry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Enyart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enyart is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart
- Voyage ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Voyage is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
- Albany Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Albany Junction is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Junction
- Effingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Effingham is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Alanthus Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Carmack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmack is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
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- Evona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Evona is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Whitten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitten is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- McCurry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCurry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Harrison County
- County Seat for Harrison: Bethany (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Pawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Washington Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington Center is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Blythedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Gardner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- New Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cainsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Mitchellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Matkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Matkins is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins
- Mount Moriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Wildwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Pleasant Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Mercer County
- County Seat for Mercer: Princeton (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Burrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Saline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Adel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Dinsmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Wataga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Nodaway County
- County Website: https://www.nodawaycountymo.com/
- County Seat for Nodaway: Maryville (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Parnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allison is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Gaynor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Ravenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Orrsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Worth County
- County Seat for Worth: Grant City (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ringgold ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ringgold.
- Adams ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Mount Waller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Waller is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Waller
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Prohibition City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Isadora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Isadora is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
- Worth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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- Ringgold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ringgold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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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