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Nearest Communities to Waukon,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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 west 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Waukon.<1>

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

Waukon is located in Allamakee County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 135 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Waukon. Of these communities, 110 are located in counties other than Allamakee 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 Waukon (which is Allamakee 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 Waukon

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

  • Allamakee County   (where Waukon resides)
    • 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 Waukon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waukon.
      • Lycurgus
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ludlow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Ludlow is also located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Hanover
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Hanover is also located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Maud
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Maud is also located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Elon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rossville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Church
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Church is also located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
      • Lyndale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Lyndale is also located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Waterville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Waterville is also located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Dalby
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Volney
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson Corner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Thompson Corner is also located in Allamakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Corner
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Clayton County
  • Fayette County
  • Winneshiek County
    • County Website:   https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Winneshiek:   Decorah
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waukon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waukon.
      • Washington Prairie
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
      • Thoten
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
      • Frankville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nasset
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Nasset is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasset
      • Canoe
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Canoe is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Moneek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Moneek is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
      • Sattre
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sattre is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattre
      • Freeport
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Castalia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Junction ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Junction was located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Highlandville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Springwater
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Fillmore County
  • 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 Waukon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waukon.
      • Bee
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Eitzen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Wilmington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cee Jefferson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Cee Jefferson is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Jefferson
      • Newhouse
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
      • Spring Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Willington Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Freeburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Freeburg is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Riceford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Hammer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Black Hammer is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
      • Caledonia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Highland Park Estates
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Highland Park Estates is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park Estates
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Pine Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Pine Estates is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Estates
        • Reno
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Schechs Mill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Schechs Mill is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schechs Mill
        • Sheldon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Sheldon is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
        • Brownsville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Yucatan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waukon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waukon.
      • De Soto
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Charme
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
      • Ferryville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Freeman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Prairie du Chien
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Reed
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Reed is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Eastman
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
      • White Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • White Corners is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Corners
      • Seneca
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Seneca is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Fairview
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Fairview is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Mount Sterling
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Rising Sun
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
  • Vernon County

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 from Point A (ie- Waukon) 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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