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Nearest Communities to Truesdale,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 from Truesdale.<1>

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


Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buena Vista County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas & Sac.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Truesdale. Of these communities, 59 are located in counties other than Buena Vista 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 Truesdale (which is Buena Vista 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 Truesdale

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

  • Buena Vista County   (where Truesdale resides)
    • County Website:   https://buenavistacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Buena Vista:   Storm Lake
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    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Rembrandt
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Storm Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Casino Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Lakeside
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
      • Alta
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
      • Sulphur Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Elkton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Juniata
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Linn Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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        • Sioux Rapids
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Albert City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Newell
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
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        • Hanover
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
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        • Marathon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Leverett
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
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  • Calhoun County
    • County Website:   https://www.calhouncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Calhoun:   Rockwell City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Knoke
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Knoke is located in Calhoun County
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      • Lytton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Pomeroy
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jolley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Cherokee County
    • County Website:   https://www.cherokeecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Cherokee:   Cherokee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Aurelia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cherokee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Onawa Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Onawa Junction is located in Cherokee County
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      • Larrabee
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Meriden
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Quimby
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Mary Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
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      • Cleghorn
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Washta
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Washta is located in Cherokee County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Spencer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Cornell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Cornell is located in Clay County
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      • Peterson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Maclay ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Maclay is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclay
      • Webb
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Webb is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Greenville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rossie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Rossie is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Gillett Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Royal
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dickens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Dickens is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Spencer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Birchwood Estates
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
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      • Everly
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Everly is located in Clay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Ida County
    • County Website:   https://idacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Ida:   Ida Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Galva
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Holstein
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthur
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Arthur is located in Ida County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Ida Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Brien County
    • County Website:   https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Waterman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Waterman is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
      • Calumet
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Sutherland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaza
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gaza is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
      • Moneta
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
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      • Mapleside
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
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      • Paullina
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Palo Alto County
  • Pocahontas County
    • County Website:   https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Pocahontas:   Pocahontas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Varina
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Laurens
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fonda
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <3>
      • Ware
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Ware is located in Pocahontas County
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      • Rusk
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Rusk is located in Pocahontas County
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      • Havelock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Pocahontas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ridotto
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Ridotto is located in Pocahontas County
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      • Westview
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Westview is located in Pocahontas County
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      • Palmer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Plover
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Sac County
    • County Website:   https://www.saccountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Sac:   Sac City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Truesdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Truesdale.
      • Nemaha
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Nemaha is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Schaller
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Early
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sac City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Brook Mount
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Brook Mount is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Mount
      • Pettis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Pettis is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis
      • Lake View
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Odebolt
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Odebolt is located in Sac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Woodbury 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- Truesdale) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.