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Nearest Communities to Rodman,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Rodman.<1>

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

Rodman is located in Palo Alto County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Palo Alto County: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth & Pocahontas.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rodman. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Palo Alto 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 Rodman (which is Palo Alto 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 Rodman

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

  • Palo Alto County   (where Rodman resides)
    • County Website:   https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rodman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rodman.
      • Cylinder
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • West Bend
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Emmetsburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Depew
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Mallard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Curlew
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Osgood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Ayrshire
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fallow
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
      • Graettinger
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruthven
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Buena Vista County
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rodman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rodman.
      • Forsyth
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Forsyth is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Hoprig
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ringsted
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
      • Halfa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Halfa is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
      • Wallingford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Armstrong
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gridley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Gridley is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Maple Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Gruver
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Gruver is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Raleigh
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Estherville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dolliver
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hancock County
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rodman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rodman.
      • Ottosen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Bradgate
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Bode
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Livermore
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Gilmore City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Arnold
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Unique
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Unique is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
      • Pioneer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
      • Dakota City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Humboldt
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hardy
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jones Siding
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
  • Kossuth County
    • County Website:   https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rodman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rodman.
      • Whittemore
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Hobarton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
      • Lotts Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Creek
      • Fenton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Algona
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Irvington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lone Rock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Joseph
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Galbraith
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
      • Burt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Burt is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Seneca
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sexton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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        • Lu Verne
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Saint Benedict
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Bancroft
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hanna
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Hanna is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
        • Swea City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Wesley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • Swea ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Swea is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
        • Titonka
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
        • Gerled
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • German Valley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas County
    • County Website:   https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Pocahontas:   Pocahontas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rodman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rodman.
      • Plover
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolfe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rubens Siding
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Rubens Siding is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Siding
      • Ridotto
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Ridotto is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridotto
      • Havelock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurens
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ware
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Ware is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Pocahontas
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Westview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Westview is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
      • Lizard ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
      • Palmer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rusk
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Rusk is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk

Footnotes ...

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