Nearest Communities to Springwater,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Springwater, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Springwater:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Please note 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.
Springwater is located in Winneshiek County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winneshiek County: Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Fillmore (MN) & Houston (MN).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 136 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Springwater. Of these communities, 108 are located in counties other than Winneshiek 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 Springwater (which is Winneshiek 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 Springwater
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Winneshiek County (where Springwater resides)
- County Website: https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Winneshiek: Decorah
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Locust
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
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- Canoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canoe is located in Winneshiek County
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- Sattre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sattre is located in Winneshiek County
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- Highlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Decorah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
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- Hesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
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- Nasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nasset is located in Winneshiek County
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- Thoten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
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- Burr Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
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- Washington Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
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- Nordness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
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- Conover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
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- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Calmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kendallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Moneek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moneek is located in Winneshiek County
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- Ossian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spillville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Twin Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County
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- Fort Atkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Festina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Junction ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Winneshiek County
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- Jackson Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
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- Allamakee County
- County Website: https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Allamakee: Waukon
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Quandahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
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- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Allamakee County
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- Dorchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Allamakee County
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- Waukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
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- Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Church is located in Allamakee County
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- Maud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Allamakee County
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- Elon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
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- Postville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
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- Lyndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyndale is located in Allamakee County
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- Dalby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
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- New Albin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Village Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Village Creek is located in Allamakee County
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- Volney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
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- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County
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- Egan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egan is located in Allamakee County
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- Sixteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
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- Eldergrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County
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- Ion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
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- Chickasaw County
- County Website: https://chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Chickasaw: New Hampton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Little Turkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
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- Saude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
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- Reilly Settlement
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reilly Settlement is located in Chickasaw County
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- Bethany Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Hall is located in Chickasaw County
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- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Chickasaw County
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- Jerico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
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- Lawler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton County
- County Website: https://www.claytoncountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Clayton: Elkader
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Hardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
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- Ridley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridley is located in Clayton County
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- Luana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
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- Gunder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
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- Fayette County
- County Website: https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: West Union
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Lucas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Dover Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
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- Clermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
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- Waucoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
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- Howard County
- County Website: https://howardcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Howard: Cresco
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Cresco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vernon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
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- Protivin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
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- Bonair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Howard County
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- Schley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schley is located in Howard County
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- Forest City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
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- Davis Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
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- Lidtke Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lidtke Mill is located in Howard County
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- Lime Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lourdes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
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- Fillmore County
- County Website: https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
- County Seat for Fillmore: Preston (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prosper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Tawney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tawney is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawney
- Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Henrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Choice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Big Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Granger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Hutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Bratsberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Whalan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lanesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Isinours
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Isinours is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Peterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Rushford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Carimona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Rushford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Rushford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Cherry Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Houston County
- County Website: https://www.co.houston.mn.us/
- County Seat for Houston: Caledonia (MN)
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Newhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Bee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Riceford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willington Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Black Hammer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Eitzen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Yucatan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Schechs Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Schechs Mill is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Sheldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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- Highland Park Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park Estates is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park Estates
- Pine Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Estates is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Cee Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cee Jefferson is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Freeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Perkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Crawford County
- County Website: https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Crawford: Prairie du Chien (WI)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Vernon County
- County Website: https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Vernon: Viroqua (WI)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Springwater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Springwater.
- Victory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
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- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Red Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County (WI)
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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 from Point A (ie- Springwater) 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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