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Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 Rough Woods Hill.<1>

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


Rough Woods Hill is located in Hardin County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Marshall, Story & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 115 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rough Woods Hill. Of these communities, 85 are located in counties other than Hardin 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 Rough Woods Hill (which is Hardin 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 Rough Woods Hill

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

  • Hardin County   (where Rough Woods Hill resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.hardincountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Hardin:   Eldora
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    • Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill.
      • Hughs
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hughs is located in Hardin County
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      • Owasa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Owasa is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Berlin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Berlin is located in Hardin County
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      • Lawn Hill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
      • Eldora
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • New Providence
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • New Providence is located in Hardin County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Hubbard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gifford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Secor ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Secor is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
      • Xenia
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Xenia is located in Hardin County
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      • Eagle City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Eagle City is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Steamboat Rock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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        • Sherman
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Sherman is located in Hardin County
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        • Buckeye
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Buckeye is located in Hardin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
        • Racine
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Racine is located in Hardin County
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        • Robertson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Robertson is located in Hardin County
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        • Iowa Falls Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Iowa Falls Junction is located in Hardin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls Junction
        • Iowa Falls
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
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        • Abbott
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Abbott is located in Hardin County
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        • Cleves
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Cleves is located in Hardin County
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        • Union
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Union is located in Hardin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
        • Radcliffe
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Macey
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Macey is located in Hardin County
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        • Whitten
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Whitten is located in Hardin County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
        • Garden City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Garden City is located in Hardin County
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        • Alden Station ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Alden Station is located in Hardin County
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        • Alden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Ackley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wilke
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Wilke is located in Hardin County
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  • Butler County
    • County Website:   https://butlercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Butler:   Allison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill.
      • Austinville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Austinville is located in Butler County
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      • Aplington
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Eleanor
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Eleanor is located in Butler County
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      • Kesley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Kesley is located in Butler County
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      • Sinclair
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Sinclair is located in Butler County
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      • Parkersburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Swanton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Swanton is located in Butler County
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      • Dumont
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Hampton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill.
      • Burdette
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Burdette is located in Franklin County
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      • Bradford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Bradford is located in Franklin County
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      • Faulkner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Faulkner is located in Franklin County
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      • Oakland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Oakland is located in Franklin County
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      • Popejoy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Reeve
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Reeve is located in Franklin County
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      • Geneva
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hampton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Washington
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Washington is located in Franklin County
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      • Coulter
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Coulter is located in Franklin County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Hansell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Latimer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Grundy Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill.
      • Ivester
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Ivester is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester
      • Wellsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Conrad
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Holland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Buck Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Grundy Center
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Beaman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Beaman is located in Grundy County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Fern
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Fern is located in Grundy County
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      • Lear
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lear is located in Grundy County
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      • Morrison
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Stout
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Stout is located in Grundy County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lincoln
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Lincoln is located in Grundy County
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      • Dairyville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Dairyville is located in Grundy County
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      • Dike
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Dike is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
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  • Hamilton County
    • County Website:   https://www.hamiltoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Webster City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill.
      • Williams
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellsworth
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Randall
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Randall is located in Hamilton County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jewell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
        • Jewell has also been known as:
        • Jewell Junction
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <3>
      • Blairsburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Kamrar
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Remicker ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Remicker is located in Hamilton County
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      • Stonega
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Stonega is located in Hamilton County
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      • Rosendale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
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      • Stanhope
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Marshall County
    • County Website:   https://www.marshallcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marshalltown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill.
      • Illinois Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County
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      • Bangor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bangor is located in Marshall County
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      • Liscomb
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Liscomb is located in Marshall County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Saint Anthony
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Bromley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Bromley is located in Marshall County
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      • Clemons
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Clemons is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Minerva
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Minerva is located in Marshall County
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      • Moningers
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Moningers is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
      • Albion
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Maulsby
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Maulsby is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maulsby
      • Marietta
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Marietta is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • State Center
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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        • LaMoille
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • LaMoille is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
        • Green Mountain
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
        • Marshalltown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Malta
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Malta is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
        • Luray
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Luray is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
        • Rockton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Rockton is located in Marshall County
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        • Edenville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Edenville is located in Marshall County
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        • Melbourne
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Rhodes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
        • Predonia ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Predonia is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predonia
        • State Center Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • State Center Junction is located in Marshall County
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        • Van
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Van is located in Marshall County
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        • Wolf Lake Addition
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Wolf Lake Addition is located in Marshall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake Addition
  • Story County
    • County Website:   https://www.storycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Story:   Nevada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Woods Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill.
      • Zearing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • McCallsburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • McCallsburg is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Roland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Roland is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Fernald
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Fernald is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
      • Story City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Colo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nevada
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Bloomington is located in Story County
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      • Gilbert
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Homestead Colony
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Homestead Colony is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Colony
      • Shipley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Shipley is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
  • Tama County
  • Wright County

Footnotes ...

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