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Nearest Communities to Tara,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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

Tara is located in Webster County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster County: Boone, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 110 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Tara. Of these communities, 78 are located in counties other than Webster 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 Tara (which is Webster 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 Tara

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

  • Webster County   (where Tara resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.webstercountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Fort Dodge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tara   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tara.
      • Barnum
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • West Fort Dodge ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • West Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Dodge
      • Moorland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wadleigh
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Wadleigh is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadleigh
      • Fort Dodge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Clare
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Clare is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Roelyn
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Roelyn is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roelyn
      • Shady Oak
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Shady Oak is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
      • Roberts
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Roberts is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Cypsum City ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Cypsum City is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
      • Callender
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Coalville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
  • Boone County
    • County Website:   https://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Boone:   Boone
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tara   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tara.
      • Boxholm
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilot Mound
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Wolf is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
      • Ridgeport
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ridgeport is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeport
      • Fraser
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Fraser is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Calhoun County
    • County Website:   https://www.calhouncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Calhoun:   Rockwell City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tara   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tara.
      • Knierim
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Somers
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Somers is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Richard
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Richard is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
      • Manson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Easley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Easley is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
      • Rinard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Farnhamville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Piper
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Piper is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
      • Twin Lakes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rands
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockwell City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Stimsons ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Stimsons is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimsons
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        • Pomeroy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Lohrville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jolley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Knoke
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Knoke is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoke
        • Lavinia
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Lavinia is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
        • Sherwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wightman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lytton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
        • Yetter
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Carroll County
  • Greene County
  • Hamilton County
    • County Website:   https://www.hamiltoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Webster City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tara   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tara.
      • Highview
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Highview is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
      • Homer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Homer is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Webster City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Stratford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kamrar
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stonega
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Stonega is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonega
      • Stanhope
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
      • Remicker ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Remicker is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remicker
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tara   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tara.
      • Pioneer
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
      • Jones Siding
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
      • Humboldt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Unique
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Unique is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
      • Dakota City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rutland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gilmore City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradgate
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
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        • Arnold
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Hardy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bode
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Livermore
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Ottosen
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Renwick
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kossuth County
  • Pocahontas County
    • County Website:   https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Pocahontas:   Pocahontas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tara   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tara.
      • Lizard ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
      • Blanden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Blanden is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanden
      • Palmer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Westview
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Westview is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
      • Pocahontas
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolfe
        (24 miles [38.6 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
      • Rubens Siding
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rubens Siding is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Siding
      • Fonda
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ridotto
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ridotto is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridotto
      • Havelock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Plover
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ware
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Ware is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Wright County

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- Tara) 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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