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Nearest Communities to Ayers,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 starting from Ayers.<1>

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

Ayers is located in Carroll County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Clinton (IA), Jackson (IA), Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson & Whiteside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 189 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ayers. Of these communities, 161 are located in counties other than Carroll 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 Ayers (which is Carroll 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 Ayers

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

  • Carroll County   (where Ayers resides)
  • Jo Daviess County
    • County Website:   https://www.jodaviesscountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Jo Daviess:   Galena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ayers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ayers.
      • Pleasant Valley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Massbach
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
      • Brinksburg ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Brinksburg is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinksburg
      • Elmoville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
      • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Whitton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Whitton is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
      • Hanover
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Willow is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Elizabeth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Morseville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Morseville is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morseville
      • North Hanover
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • North Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
      • Woodbine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Woodbine is located in Jo Daviess County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
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        • Weston ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Weston is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • East Stockton ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • East Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stockton
        • Blanding
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
        • Stockton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Rodden
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
        • Pitcherville ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Pitcherville is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
        • Winston
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Winston is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
        • Schapville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
        • Rice
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Rice is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Aiken
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Guilford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Guilford is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Millville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Millville is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
        • Galena Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Nora
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
        • Sweet Home ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Sweet Home is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
        • Bremen
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Portage
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Portage is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
        • Scales Mound
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Galena
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gears Ferry
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gears Ferry is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gears Ferry
        • Apple River
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Warren
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
  • Lee County
  • Ogle County
  • Rock Island County
  • Stephenson County
  • Whiteside County
    • County Website:   https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Whiteside:   Morrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ayers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ayers.
      • Spring Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fulton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Little Oklahoma
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
      • Ustick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
      • Franklin Corners
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Franklin Corners is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Corners
      • East Clinton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Union Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • White Pigeon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Plain
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Oliver
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Oliver is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Unionville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Unionville is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Malvern
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Morrison
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Albany
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Coleta
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Fenton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Newton Corners
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Round Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
        • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
        • Agnew
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Agnew is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
        • Emerson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Emerson is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
        • Sands
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Sands is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
        • Denrock
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
        • Hamilton Corners
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Hamilton Corners is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Corners
        • Pratt ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
        • Galt
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Grimes Addition
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Grimes Addition is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Addition
        • Lyndon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Penrose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sanfordville ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Sanfordville is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanfordville
        • Como
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Como is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
        • Douglas Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Douglas Park is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Park
        • Erie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Erie is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
        • Portland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Portland is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
        • Prophetstown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Rock Falls
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sterling
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodland Hills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Spring Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Clinton County
    • County Website:   https://www.clintoncounty-ia.gov/
    • County Seat for Clinton:   Clinton (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ayers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ayers.
      • Hauntown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hauntown is located in Clinton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauntown
      • Elk River Junction
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
      • Almont
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Teeds Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Andover
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sibyl ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Sibyl is located in Clinton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibyl
      • Bulgers Hollow
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bulgers Hollow is located in Clinton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulgers Hollow
      • Bryant
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Lyons
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Sixmile
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tenmile
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Goose Lake
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Clinton Stock Yards
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Clinton Stock Yards is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Stock Yards
        • Elvira
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Browns
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Browns is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
        • Charlotte
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Camanche
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Chaney
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Chaney is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
        • Low Moor
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Riggs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Riggs is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
        • Ramessa ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Ramessa is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramessa
        • Petersville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Petersville is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
        • Malone
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Malone is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
        • Shaffton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Folletts
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Delmar
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Welton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Welton is located in Clinton County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
        • North Welton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • De Witt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://jacksoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Maquoketa (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ayers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ayers.
      • Sabula
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <3>
      • Samoa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Samoa is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoa
      • Lainsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
      • Sterling
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Reeceville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Reeceville is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeceville
      • Twin Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Twin Springs is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
      • Miles
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <3>
      • Green Island
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Van Buren
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Preston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
      • Rockaway ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Rockaway is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
      • Pleasant Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Davenport (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ayers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ayers.
      • McCausland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Princeton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rivercrest Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rivercrest Estates is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivercrest Estates
      • Gambrill ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Gambrill is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrill

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ayers) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.