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Nearest Communities to Waukee,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Keep in mind 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.

Waukee 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 174 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Waukee. Of these communities, 144 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 Waukee (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 Waukee

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

  • Dallas County   (where Waukee resides)
  • Adair County
  • Boone County
  • Greene County
  • Guthrie County
  • Jasper County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waukee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waukee.
      • Clucas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Clucas is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clucas
      • McBride
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • McBride is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • Earlham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Patterson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Tileville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Tileville is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
      • Winterset
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Buffalo is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Hanley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Hanley is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
      • Saint Charles
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pitzer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • East Peru
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Old Peru
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Old Peru is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
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        • Ord
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Webster
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Truro
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Harrison
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Harrison is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
        • McPherson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • McPherson is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Des Moines
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waukee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waukee.
      • Campbell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Campbell is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Clive
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Urbandale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Rider
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Rider is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
      • Ashawa
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Ashawa is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
      • Grimes
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Commerce
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Des Moines
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Crestwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Crestwood is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
      • Windsor Heights
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Valley Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
      • Lovington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Lovington is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
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        • Camp Dodge
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Camp Dodge is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dodge
        • Herrold
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Johnston
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Andrews
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Millman
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Millman is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millman
        • Des Moines
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Saylorville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Saylorville is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
        • Corydon ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Corydon is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
        • The Meadows
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • The Meadows is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
        • Norwalk
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Marquisville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Polk City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Carney
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Saylor Station
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Saylor Station is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Station
        • Saylor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Saylor is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
        • Swanwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Swanwood is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwood
        • Crocker
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Crocker is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
        • Fort Des Moines
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fort Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Des Moines
        • South Ridge Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • South Ridge Estates is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge Estates
        • Easton Place
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Easton Place is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Place
        • Norwoodville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Norwoodville is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
        • Oralabor
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Oralabor is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
        • Ankeny
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Polk City Junction
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Berwick
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Bowsher
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Bowsher is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowsher
        • Country Estate Village
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • East Des Moines
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
        • Capitol Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Capitol Heights is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
        • Pleasant Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • White Oak
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • White Oak is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
        • Avon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Avon is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Carbondale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Carbondale is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
        • Levey
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Levey is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
        • Alleman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Enterprise
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Enterprise is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
        • Quilhart ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Quilhart is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quilhart
        • Sheldahl
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Altoona
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Avon Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Avon Lake is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Lake
        • Hastie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Hastie is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
        • Rising Sun
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Carlisle
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Bondurant
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Woodland Hills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Elkhart
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Adelphi
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ivy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Ivy is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
        • Mitchellville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Runnells
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Santiago
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Loring
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ottawa
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ottawa is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
        • Farrar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Farrar is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
        • Oakwood Station ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Oakwood Station is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Station
  • Story County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waukee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waukee.
      • Cumming
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Orillia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Churchville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Prole
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Prole is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Bevington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Martensdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hill
        (18 miles [29 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
      • Conger
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Conger is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Scotch Ridge
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
      • Wick
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Wick is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Summerset
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Summerset is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
        • Saint Marys
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • 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
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
        • Indianola
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenbush
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenbush is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
        • Palmyra
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Ford is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
        • Hartford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        • South River Crossing ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • South River Crossing is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Crossing
        • 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
        • New Virginia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Sandyville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Waukee) 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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