Nearest Communities to Somers,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Somers, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Somers:
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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Somers is located in Calhoun County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Buena Vista, Carroll, Greene, Pocahontas, Sac & Webster.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 106 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Somers. Of these communities, 85 are located in counties other than Calhoun 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 Somers (which is Calhoun 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 Somers
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Calhoun County (where Somers resides)
- County Website: https://www.calhouncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Calhoun: Rockwell City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Rinard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Easley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Easley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
- Knierim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Richard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richard is located in Calhoun County
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- Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Farnhamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Rands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Stimsons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stimsons is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimsons
- Lohrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
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- Wightman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Sherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Jolley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lavinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lavinia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knoke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoke
- Yetter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Lytton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Boone County
- County Website: https://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Boone: Boone
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Boxholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Wolf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Fraser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Ridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeport is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeport
- Carroll County
- County Website: https://www.carrollcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Carroll: Carroll
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Lanesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Benan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benan
- Kentner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
- Lidderdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ralston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Glidden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Carroll Community Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- County Website: https://www.co.greene.ia.us/
- County Seat for Greene: Jefferson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Adaza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adaza is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaza
- Churdan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Paton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Dana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Gravel Pit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winkelmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Winkelmans is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkelmans
- Hamilton County
- County Website: https://www.hamiltoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Hamilton: Webster City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Stratford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Highview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Highview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Humboldt County
- County Website: https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Humboldt: Dakota City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Pioneer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Unique
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Unique is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
- Jones Siding
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
- Gilmore City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dakota City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradgate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Pocahontas County
- County Website: https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Pocahontas: Pocahontas
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Blanden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanden is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanden
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Fonda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Pocahontas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rolfe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Varina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Sac County
- County Website: https://www.saccountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Sac: Sac City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Pettis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pettis is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis
- Ulmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ulmer is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulmer
- Sac City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hart is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Webster County
- County Website: https://www.webstercountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Webster: Fort Dodge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Somers.
- Slifer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Roelyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roelyn is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roelyn
- Wadleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wadleigh is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadleigh
- Callender
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Moorland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Tara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Gowrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lundgren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lundgren is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundgren
- Palm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- West Fort Dodge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Dodge
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- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Otho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Clare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fort Dodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Oak is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
- Harcourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Coalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Lanyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Border Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Evanston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lehigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Judd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Judd is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Badger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncombe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flugstad ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flugstad is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugstad
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Wright County
- County Website: https://www.wrightcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Wright: Clarion
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Somers ...
- Nuel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nuel is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuel
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- Somers) 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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