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Nearest Communities to Wright,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Wright is located in Mahaska County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahaska County: Jasper, Keokuk, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek & Wapello.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 162 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wright. Of these communities, 131 are located in counties other than Mahaska 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 Wright (which is Mahaska 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 Wright

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

  • Mahaska County   (where Wright resides)
  • Appanoose County
  • Davis County
    • County Website:   https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Davis:   Bloomfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wright   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wright.
      • Carbon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ash Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Ash Grove is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
      • Floris
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Blackhawk
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Blackhawk is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
      • Belknap
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Belknap is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
      • Dunnville ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Dunnville is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
      • Pleasant View ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Iowa County
  • Jasper County
  • Jefferson County
  • Keokuk County
    • County Website:   https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Keokuk:   Sigourney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wright   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wright.
      • Atwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Atwood is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Delta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hedrick
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosetta ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Rosetta is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
      • What Cheer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hayesville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Coal Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Martinsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jamestown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Nugent
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Nugent is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
      • Sigourney
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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        • Gibson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Gibson is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Thornburg
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Lanscaster
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Lanscaster is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanscaster
        • Keswick
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Ioka ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Ioka is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
        • Ollie
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Aurora
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Webster
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Webster is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Harper
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Harper is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
        • South English
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Richland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Creswell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Creswell is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
        • Talleyrand
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Keota
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
  • Monroe County
    • County Website:   https://monroecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Monroe:   Albia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wright   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wright.
      • Bridgeport
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bridgeport is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Pleasant Corner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Corner is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corner
      • Frederic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Frederic is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
      • Lockman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lockman is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockman
      • Avery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buxton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Buxton is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Miami
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Miami is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Bluff Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Maxon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Maxon is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
      • Albia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagerty
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hagerty is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
      • Lovilia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Hiteman
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Hiteman is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiteman
        • Hocking
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Hocking is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocking
        • Selection
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Selection is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
        • Tower Station ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Tower Station is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Station
        • Brompton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Brompton is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
        • Foster
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Foster is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
        • Ward
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ward is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
        • Rexfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Rexfield is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexfield
        • Consol
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Consol is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consol
        • Georgetown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Tyrone
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Tyrone is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
        • Weller
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Weller is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
        • Bucknell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Bucknell is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucknell
  • Poweshiek County
    • County Website:   https://poweshiekcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Poweshiek:   Montezuma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wright   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wright.
      • Brownsville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Brownsville is located in Poweshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Stillwell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Stillwell is located in Poweshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Tilton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Montezuma
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Deep River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Dresden
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Dresden is located in Poweshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Searsboro
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ewart
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
      • Guernsey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jacobs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Jacobs is located in Poweshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Van Buren County
  • Wapello County
    • County Website:   https://www.wapellocounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wapello:   Ottumwa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wright   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wright.
      • Kirkville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Eddyville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chillicothe
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Dudley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Keb ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Keb is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
      • Highland Center
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ottumwa Junction
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Ottumwa Junction is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Junction
      • Phillips
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Phillips is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Rutledge
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rutledge is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Marysville ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Marysville is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Bidwell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Bidwell is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
      • Munterville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Munterville is located in Wapello County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Dahlonega
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Farson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Farson is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson
        • Ottumwa
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Pickwick
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Pickwick is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
        • Willard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Willard is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Competine
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Loch Burns
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Loch Burns is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Burns
        • East Ottumwa
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Blakesburg
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Agency
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bladensburg
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
        • Cliffland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Yampa
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Yampa is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampa
        • Ormanville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Ormanville is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
        • Ashland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Ashland is located in Wapello County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
        • Eldon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County

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- Wright) 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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