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Nearest Communities to Biggsville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village 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 starting from Biggsville.<1>

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

Biggsville is located in Henderson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henderson County: Des Moines (IA), Lee (IA), Hancock, McDonough, Mercer & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 165 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Biggsville. Of these communities, 143 are located in counties other than Henderson 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 Biggsville (which is Henderson 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 Biggsville

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

  • Henderson County   (where Biggsville resides)
    • County Seat for Henderson:   Oquawka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Biggsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Biggsville.
      • Reeds
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Reeds is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
      • Rozetta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Media
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Gladstone
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Olena
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oquawka
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stronghurst
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hopper
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Hopper is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
      • Lone Tree
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Lone Tree is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Decorra
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Decorra is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorra
      • Bald Bluff
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Bald Bluff is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Bluff
      • Milroy
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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        • Raritan
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Raritan is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Carthage Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Carthage Lake is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Lake
        • Gulf Port
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Carman
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Heapsville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Heapsville is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heapsville
        • Silver Lake ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Silver Lake is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
        • Terre Haute
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Yellow Banks
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Yellow Banks is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
        • Iowa Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
        • Lomax
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton County
    • County Website:   https://fultoncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Fulton:   Lewistown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Biggsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Biggsville.
      • Avon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
      • Troy ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Troy is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Manley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Manley is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Virgil ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Virgil is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Hancock County
  • Knox County
  • McDonough County
  • Mercer County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://warrencountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Monmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Biggsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Biggsville.
      • Kirkwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Smithshire
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellison ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Ellison is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
      • Ponemah
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Ponemah is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
      • New Lancaster ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • New Lancaster is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • Larchland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Larchland is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchland
      • Monmouth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Eleanor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Little York
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ormonde
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Ormonde is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormonde
      • Denny ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Denny is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Roseville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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        • Phelps
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Phelps is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
        • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Spring Grove is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
        • Gerlaw
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodvale
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodvale is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvale
        • Swan Creek
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Swan Creek is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
        • Berwick
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Shaw
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Shaw is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Cameron
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Alexis Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Alexis Junction is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis Junction
        • Youngstown
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Coldbrook
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Coldbrook is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
        • Greenbush
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenbush is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
        • Surrey
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Utah
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Shanghai City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
  • Des Moines County
    • County Website:   https://www.desmoinescounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Des Moines:   Burlington (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Biggsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Biggsville.
      • Kingston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burlington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Latty
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Latty is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
      • Huron
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Huron is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Kemper
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Kemper is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
      • Sperry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • West Burlington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kossuth
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Kossuth is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Spring Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Beaverdale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
      • Dodgeville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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        • Mediapolis
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Kline
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Northfield
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Northfield is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
        • Skunk River
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Skunk River is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
        • Middletown
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Prairie Grove
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
        • Augusta
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Augusta is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
        • Garland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Garland is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
        • Roscoe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Roscoe is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
        • Danville Center
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Danville Center is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Center
        • Danville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Danville is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
        • Pleasant Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
        • Yarmouth
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry County
  • Lee County
  • Louisa County
    • County Website:   https://louisacountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Louisa:   Wapello (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Biggsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Biggsville.
      • Oakville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Elrick Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Toolesboro
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Toolesboro is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
      • Newport
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Newport is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Morning Sun
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wapello
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marsh
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Marsh is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
      • Port Louisa
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Port Louisa is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Louisa

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Biggsville) 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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