Nearest Communities to Sheffield,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sheffield, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sheffield:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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 Sheffield.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Sheffield is located in Franklin County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Butler, Cerro Gordo, Hardin & Wright.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 105 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sheffield. Of these communities, 91 are located in counties other than Franklin 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 Sheffield (which is Franklin 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 Sheffield
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Franklin County (where Sheffield resides)
- County Website: https://www.franklincountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Franklin: Hampton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Chapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hansell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reeve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
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- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
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- Faulkner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
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- Burdette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
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- Popejoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Butler County
- County Website: https://butlercounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Butler: Allison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Wilmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilmar is located in Butler County
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- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pilot Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Rock is located in Butler County
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- Kesley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
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- Allison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Packard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Packard is located in Butler County
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- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
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- Butler Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
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- Eleanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eleanor is located in Butler County
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- Aplington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
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- New Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Albion is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albion
- Cerro Gordo County
- County Website: https://cerrogordo.gov/
- County Seat for Cerro Gordo: Mason City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hurley is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Swaledale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Dougherty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cartersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Owen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owen is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Burchinal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Hanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanford is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Meservey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Central Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Emery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Emery is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Mason City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Registry Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Registry Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registry Park
- Clear Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ventura Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ventura Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Heights
- Ventura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Rock Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Creamery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Plymouth Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
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- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Wheelerwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wheelerwood is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerwood
- Floyd County
- County Website: https://www.floydco.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Floyd: Charles City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Aureola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nora Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nora Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Junction
- Nora Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
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- Carney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carney is located in Floyd County
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- Rudd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
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- Powersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
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- Floyd Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County
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- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charles City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- County Website: https://hancockcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Hancock: Garner
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Goodell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Klemme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hayfield Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hayfield Junction is located in Hancock County
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- Miller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Hancock County
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- Duncan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
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- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- County Website: https://www.hardincountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Hardin: Eldora
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Ackley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Macey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Macey is located in Hardin County
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- Iowa Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iowa Falls Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iowa Falls Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls Junction
- Alden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robertson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
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- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
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- Alden Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alden Station is located in Hardin County
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- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
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- Eagle City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
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- Racine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Hardin County
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- Cleves
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
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- Wilke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilke is located in Hardin County
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- Mitchell County
- County Website: https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Mitchell: Osage
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Dixie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Mitchell County
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- Worth County
- County Website: https://worthcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Worth: Northwood
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Manly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fertile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wright County
- County Website: https://www.wrightcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Wright: Clarion
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sheffield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sheffield.
- Rowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Galt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
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- Olaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
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- Clarion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morhain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morhain is located in Wright County
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- Drew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drew is located in Wright County
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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- Sheffield) 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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