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Nearest Communities to Van Meter,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Van Meter.<1>

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

Van Meter is located in Dallas County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Adair, Boone, Greene, Guthrie, Madison, Polk & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 171 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Van Meter. Of these communities, 141 are located in counties other than Dallas 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 Van Meter (which is Dallas 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 Van Meter

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

  • Dallas County   (where Van Meter resides)
  • Adair County
    • County Website:   https://adaircounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adair:   Greenfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Van Meter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Van Meter.
      • Stanzel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbor Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nanito
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Nanito is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanito
      • Howe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Howe is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Hebron
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hebron is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Rosserdale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Rosserdale is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosserdale
      • Zion
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lemont ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Lemont is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemont
      • Prussia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Prussia is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
  • Boone County
  • Clarke County
  • Greene County
  • Guthrie County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Van Meter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Van Meter.
      • Clucas
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Clucas is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clucas
      • McBride
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • McBride is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • Earlham
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Tileville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Tileville is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
      • Patterson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Winterset
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Buffalo is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Pitzer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Hanley is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
      • Saint Charles
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Peru
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Old Peru is located in Madison County
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      • Ord
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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        • Harrison
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Harrison is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
        • Webster
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • East Peru
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • McPherson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • McPherson is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
        • Truro
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Macksburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Barney
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Des Moines
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Van Meter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Van Meter.
      • Commerce
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Des Moines
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Campbell
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Campbell is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Clive
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashawa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Ashawa is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
      • Urbandale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
      • Rider
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rider is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
      • Windsor Heights
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Crestwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Crestwood is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
      • Grimes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Millman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Millman is located in Polk County
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        • Norwalk
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • The Meadows
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • The Meadows is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
        • Lovington
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Lovington is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
        • Johnston
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Des Moines
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Fort Des Moines
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Fort Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Des Moines
        • Camp Dodge
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Camp Dodge is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dodge
        • Herrold
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • South Ridge Estates
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • South Ridge Estates is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge Estates
        • Andrews
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Saylorville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Saylorville is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
        • East Des Moines
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
        • Easton Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Easton Place is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Place
        • Corydon ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Corydon is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
        • Marquisville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Polk City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Saylor
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Saylor is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
        • Swanwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Swanwood is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwood
        • Country Estate Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Norwoodville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Norwoodville is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
        • Carney
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Saylor Station
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Saylor Station is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Station
        • Avon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Avon is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Bowsher
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Bowsher is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowsher
        • Levey
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Levey is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
        • Pleasant Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Ankeny
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Crocker
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Crocker is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
        • Oralabor
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Oralabor is located in Polk County
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        • Polk City Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Avon Lake
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Avon Lake is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Lake
        • Capitol Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Capitol Heights is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
        • Carbondale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Carbondale is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
        • Berwick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • White Oak
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • White Oak is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
        • Carlisle
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Hastie
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Hastie is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
        • Rising Sun
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Altoona
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Woodland Hills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Enterprise
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Enterprise is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
        • Quilhart ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Quilhart is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quilhart
        • Alleman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Sheldahl
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Adelphi
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Bondurant
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ottawa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ottawa is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
        • Ivy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Ivy is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
        • Elkhart
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Runnells
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Story County
  • Union County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Van Meter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Van Meter.
      • Cumming
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Orillia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bevington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Churchville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prole
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Prole is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Martensdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Conger
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Conger is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Spring Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Wick
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Wick is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Saint Marys
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
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        • Scotch Ridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
        • Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
        • Summerset
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Summerset is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
        • Indianola
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • South River Crossing ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • South River Crossing is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Crossing
        • New Virginia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenbush
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Greenbush is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
        • Palmyra
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Ackworth
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ackworth is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
        • Hartford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Cool
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Ford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Ford is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
        • Clarkson ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Clarkson is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
        • Hammondsburgh ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hammondsburgh is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsburgh
        • Lawrenceburg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lawrenceburg is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
        • Medora
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Medora is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Meter) 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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