Nearest Communities to Twin Springs,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Twin Springs, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Twin Springs:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 from Twin Springs.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Twin Springs 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 132 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Twin Springs. Of these communities, 104 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 Twin Springs (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 Twin Springs
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Winneshiek County (where Twin Springs resides)
- County Website: https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Winneshiek: Decorah
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Festina
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ossian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conover is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Spillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nordness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nordness is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castalia is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jackson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Junction is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Navan is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Junction was located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frankville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
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- Moneek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moneek is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
- Decorah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nasset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nasset is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasset
- Washington Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Prairie is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Thoten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thoten is also located in Winneshiek County
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- Springwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springwater is also located in Winneshiek County
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- Canoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Canoe is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Bluffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Locust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Locust is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Sattre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sattre is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattre
- Burr Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Highlandville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Kendallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kendallville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Hesper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hesper is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- 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 Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Postville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ludlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Waukon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Rossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Volney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Maud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maud is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Quandahl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Lycurgus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
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- Sixteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Egan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Egan is located in Allamakee County
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- Elon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
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- Waterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Dorchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
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- Ion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
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- Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Church is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
- Bremer County
- County Website: https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Bremer: Waverly
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Sumner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
- Frederika
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Buck Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Old Tripoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
- Tripoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miner is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Chickasaw County
- County Website: https://chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Chickasaw: New Hampton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Little Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Lawler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reilly Settlement
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reilly Settlement is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Settlement
- Saude
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Bethany Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bethany Hall is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Hall
- Nansen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nansen is located in Chickasaw County
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- Fredericksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Boyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- New Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
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- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Devon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Alta Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Republic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Ionia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Ridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gunder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
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- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Monona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Valdora ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valdora was located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
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- Farmersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Saint Olaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Beulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
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- Froelich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Froelich is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
- Giard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Giard is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- Elkader
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Giard Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giard Station was located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
- Fayette County
- County Website: https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: West Union
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Saint Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Douglass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Dover Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Waucoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Donnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Brainard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
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- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Lima
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Randalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Illyria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Wadena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westgate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Oelwein
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- County Website: https://howardcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Howard: Cresco
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Protivin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Cresco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
- Lourdes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
- Bonair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonair is located in Howard County
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- Davis Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
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- Florenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Maple Leaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Leaf is located in Howard County
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- Lime Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fillmore County
- County Website: https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
- County Seat for Fillmore: Preston (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Prosper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Mabel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Granger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- 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 Twin Springs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Springs.
- Newhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Bee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Springs) 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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