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Nearest Communities to Thayer,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.<1>

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

Thayer is located in Union County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold & Taylor.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 109 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Thayer. Of these communities, 96 are located in counties other than Union 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 Thayer (which is Union 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 Thayer

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

  • Union County   (where Thayer resides)
  • Adair County
  • Adams County
  • Clarke County
    • County Website:   https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clarke:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thayer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thayer.
      • Murray
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Murray is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Hopeville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacelle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Groveland ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Groveland is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Osceola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Leslie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Leslie is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Green Bay ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamison
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jamison is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Weldon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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        • Liberty
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Ottawa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Ottawa is located in Clarke County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
        • Smyrna
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Smyrna is located in Clarke County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
        • Woodburn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jay
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Jay is located in Clarke County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
        • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Jacksonville is located in Clarke County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Dallas County
  • Decatur County
    • County Website:   https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Decatur:   Leon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thayer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thayer.
      • Grand River
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Grand River is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Van Wert
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Kingston is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Decatur City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Barrell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Barrell is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrell
      • Terre Haute
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Terre Haute is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
      • Tuskeego
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Tuskeego is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeego
      • Le Roy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Leon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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        • Garden Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Lamoni
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Togo ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Togo is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
        • Blockly
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Blockly is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockly
        • Davis City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • High Point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • High Point is located in Decatur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Lucas County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thayer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thayer.
      • Barney
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Macksburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McPherson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • McPherson is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • Old Peru
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Old Peru is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
      • Ord
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Peru
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Truro
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Buffalo is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Harrison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Harrison is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Winterset
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hanley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hanley is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
      • Saint Charles
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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        • Tileville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Tileville is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
        • Webster
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Patterson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Pitzer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • McBride
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • McBride is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Ringgold County
    • County Website:   https://www.ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Ringgold:   Mount Ayr
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thayer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thayer.
      • Ellston
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Tingley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaconsfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Mortimer ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
      • Knowlton ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Polen
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Polen is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polen
      • Diagonal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kellerton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Ayr
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Marshall ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Marshall is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Wanamaker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
      • Benton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Benton is located in Ringgold County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Caledonia ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
        • Delphos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Delphos is located in Ringgold County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
          • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
        • Lee ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Lee is located in Ringgold County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
        • Maloy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thayer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thayer.
      • New Virginia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South River Crossing ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • South River Crossing is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Crossing
      • Medora
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Medora is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Saint Marys
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • West Saint Marys
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
      • Bevington
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Conger
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Conger is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Wick
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Wick is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Cool
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Martensdale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrenceburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lawrenceburg is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg

Footnotes ...

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