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Nearest Communities to Zion,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Zion is located in Adair County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adair County: Adams, Audubon, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison & Union.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 109 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Zion. Of these communities, 92 are located in counties other than Adair 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 Zion (which is Adair 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 Zion

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

  • Adair County   (where Zion resides)
    • County Website:   https://adaircounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adair:   Greenfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zion   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zion.
      • Hebron
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Hebron is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Orient
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Nanito
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Nanito is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanito
      • Stanzel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Arbor Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Greenfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fisk
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Fisk is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
      • Lemont ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lemont is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemont
      • Howe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Howe is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Fontanelle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosserdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rosserdale is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosserdale
      • Gilead
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Prussia
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Prussia is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
        • Bridgewater
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Canby
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Canby is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
        • Linwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Linwood is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Berea
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Berea is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Corning
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zion   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zion.
      • Nevinville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Nevinville is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
      • Williamson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Carl
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Prescott
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Stringtown is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Mount Etna
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
      • Icarid ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Icarid is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icarid
        • Icarid has also been known as:
        • Icarian Colony
      • Mercer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Queen City ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Queen City is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Corning
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Quincy is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Carbon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brooks
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Center
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
  • Cass County
  • Clarke County
  • Dallas County
  • Guthrie County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://madisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Winterset
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zion   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zion.
      • Macksburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Harrison
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Harrison is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • McPherson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • McPherson is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • Webster
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ord
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pitzer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Barney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Buffalo is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Winterset
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Peru
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Old Peru is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
      • East Peru
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tileville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Tileville is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tileville
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Earlham
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Truro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Hanley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Hanley is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
        • Clucas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Clucas is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clucas
        • McBride
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • McBride is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
        • Patterson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Charles
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Ringgold County
  • Taylor County
  • Union County
    • County Website:   https://unioncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   Creston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zion   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zion.
      • Spaulding
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Spaulding is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Creston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Creston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lorimor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Afton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromwell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Monette
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Monette is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
      • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Afton Junction is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
      • Talmage
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Talmage is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Shepard ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Shepard is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Arispe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Thayer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Shannon City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zion   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zion.
      • South River Crossing ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • South River Crossing is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Crossing
      • Bevington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conger
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Conger is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • New Virginia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Saint Marys
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Wick
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Wick is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zion) 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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