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Nearest Communities to Briar Bluff,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Briar Bluff is located in Henry County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Bureau, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark & Whiteside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 193 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Briar Bluff. Of these communities, 157 are located in counties other than Henry 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 Briar Bluff (which is Henry 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 Briar Bluff

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

  • Henry County   (where Briar Bluff resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycty.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Cambridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Briar Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Briar Bluff.
      • Colona
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Green Rock
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Green Rock is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
      • Level Acres
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Level Acres is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Acres
      • Dayton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Green River
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Green River is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
      • Cleveland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cleveland is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
      • Warner
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Warner is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Timber Ridge
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Brook Lawn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Brook Lawn is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Lawn
      • Hickory Hills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Woodcrest
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Woodcrest is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
      • Morristown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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        • Sunny Hill Estates
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunny Hill Estates is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Estates
        • Sunny Hill
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
        • Orion
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Osco
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Shady Beach
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Shady Beach is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
        • Geneseo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Andover
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Lynn Center
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Cambridge
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Ophiem
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Ophiem is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
        • Ulah
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Ulah is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
        • Atkinson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Alpha
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Woodhull
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Oxford ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Oxford is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • German Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • German Corner is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
        • Bishop Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Nekoma
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Nekoma is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
        • Annawan
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Hooppole
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Kedron ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Kedron is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
        • Aliceville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Aliceville is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
        • Galva
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Kewanee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bureau County
  • Knox County
  • Mercer County
    • County Website:   https://www.mercercountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Aledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Briar Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Briar Bluff.
      • Sherrard
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Swedona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Swedona is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
      • Cable
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cable is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
      • Preemption
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Orangemans Hall
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Orangemans Hall is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangemans Hall
      • New Windsor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Windsor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Windsor is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Boden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Boden is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
      • Matherville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Gilchrist
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Old Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gilchrist
      • Viola
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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  • Rock Island County
  • Warren County
  • Whiteside County
    • County Website:   https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Whiteside:   Morrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Briar Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Briar Bluff.
      • Erie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Spring Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Jefferson Corners
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jefferson Corners is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Corners
      • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Newton Corners
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Albany
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Portland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Portland is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Leon Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
      • Pratt ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Denrock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
      • Fenton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden Plain
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
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  • Clinton County
  • Muscatine County
  • 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 Briar Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Briar Bluff.
      • Riverdale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Panorama Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Pleasant Valley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Carriage Place
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Carriage Place is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Place
      • Great Oaks
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Great Oaks is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
      • Le Claire
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sherton Heights
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Sherton Heights is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherton Heights
      • Bettendorf
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Argo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Argo is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Davenport
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Princeton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Nahant
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Nahant is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
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        • Rockingham ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rockingham is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
        • Rivercrest Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Rivercrest Estates is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivercrest Estates
        • Green Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Green Acres is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
        • Mount Joy
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Mount Joy is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
        • Ridgeview Park
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ridgeview Park is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Park
        • Black Hawk
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Black Hawk is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
        • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Chapel Hill is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
        • Walnut Grove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Walnut Grove is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Linwood
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Linwood is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Eldridge
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Probstei
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Probstei is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probstei
        • Little Groves
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Little Groves is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
        • Lakewood Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Lakewood Park is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
        • Park View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Buffalo Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Buffalo Heights is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Heights
        • Jamestown
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Long Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • McCausland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
        • Buffalo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
        • Blue Grass
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Gambrill ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Gambrill is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrill
        • Maysville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Maysville is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Donahue
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Noel ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Noel is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
        • Walcott Eststes
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Walcott Eststes is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott Eststes
        • Hickory Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Walcott
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Plainview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Plainview is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • New Dixon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • New Dixon is located in Scott County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dixon
        • Dixon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Durant
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Briar Bluff) 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.