Nearest Communities to West Bend,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to West Bend, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for West Bend:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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 east 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 West Bend.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
West Bend is primarily located in Palo Alto County. A portion of West Bend extends into Kossuth County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Palo Alto County: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth & Pocahontas.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of West Bend. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Palo Alto 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 West Bend (which is Palo Alto 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 West Bend
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Palo Alto County (where West Bend resides)
- County Website: https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Palo Alto: Emmetsburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Rodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Cylinder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Mallard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Curlew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Emmetsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Depew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Depew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Osgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Ayrshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
- Graettinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista County
- County Website: https://buenavistacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Buena Vista: Storm Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Leverett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Marathon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Albert City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- County Website: https://www.calhouncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Calhoun: Rockwell City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pomeroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Spencer
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Webb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Gillett Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Emmet County
- County Website: https://emmetcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Emmet: Estherville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Forsyth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forsyth is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Ringsted
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hoprig
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Halfa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Halfa is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
- Bubona ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bubona is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Wallingford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Hancock County
- County Website: https://hancockcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Hancock: Garner
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Corwith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Denhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Denhart is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhart
- Stilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stilson is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Hutchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Humboldt County
- County Website: https://www.humboldtcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Humboldt: Dakota City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Ottosen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bradgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Bode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilmore City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Unique
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Unique is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unique
- Dakota City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Humboldt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Hardy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Jones Siding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
- Renwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth County
- County Website: https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Kossuth: Algona
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Whittemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Hobarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Algona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
- Lotts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Creek
- Fenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lu Verne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Benedict
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Lone Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sexton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
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- Burt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Hanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanna is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Seneca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Wesley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Titonka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- German Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Swea City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas County
- County Website: https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Pocahontas: Pocahontas
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Rolfe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rubens Siding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rubens Siding is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Siding
- Ridotto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridotto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridotto
- Havelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Westview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Laurens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Palmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Blanden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blanden is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanden
- Webster County
- County Website: https://www.webstercountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Webster: Fort Dodge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to West Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Bend.
- Clare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Badger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright 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- West Bend) 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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