Nearest Communities to Galt,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Galt, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Galt:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Galt is located in Whiteside County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whiteside County: Clinton (IA), Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Lee, Ogle & Rock Island.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 163 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Galt. Of these communities, 119 are located in counties other than Whiteside 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 Galt (which is Whiteside 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 Galt
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Whiteside County (where Galt resides)
- County Website: https://www.whitesidecountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Whiteside: Morrison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Grimes Addition
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grimes Addition is located in Whiteside County
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- Douglas Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Douglas Park is located in Whiteside County
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- Emerson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
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- Como
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
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- Agnew
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Agnew is located in Whiteside County
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- Rock Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Hills is located in Whiteside County
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- Yeoward Addition
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yeoward Addition is located in Whiteside County
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- Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
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- Round Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
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- Malvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
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- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Coleta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
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- White Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
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- Lyndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tampico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sanfordville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanfordville is located in Whiteside County
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- Franklin Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Corners is located in Whiteside County
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- Hamilton Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Corners is located in Whiteside County
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- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Whiteside County
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- Deer Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hahnaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hahnaman is located in Whiteside County
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- Denrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
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- Prophetstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ustick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ustick is located in Whiteside County
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- Pratt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
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- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
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- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Whiteside County
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- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leon Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
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- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Whiteside County
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- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
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- Jefferson Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Corners is located in Whiteside County
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- Erie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
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- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
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- Newton Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
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- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
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- Little Oklahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County
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- East Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
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- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bureau County
- County Website: https://bureaucounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Bureau: Princeton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Love
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Love is located in Bureau County
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- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
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- Normandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Normandy is located in Bureau County
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- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Bureau County
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- Ohio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manlius
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kasbeer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
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- Van Orin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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- Greenoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
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- Langley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Bureau County
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- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Moille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- County Website: https://www.carrollcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Carroll: Mount Carroll
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
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- South Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
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- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
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- Hitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
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- Elkhorn Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
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- Chadwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ideal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
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- Argo Fay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
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- Daggett ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
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- Ebner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ebner is located in Carroll County
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- Thomson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Lanark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashdale Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashdale Junction is located in Carroll County
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- Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Carroll County
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- Kittredge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
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- Mount Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wacker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County
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- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
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- Center Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County
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- Hickory Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
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- Shannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zier Cors
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
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- Ayers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County
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- Savanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
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- Henry County
- County Website: https://www.henrycty.com/
- County Seat for Henry: Cambridge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Aliceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aliceville is located in Henry County
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- Hooppole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kedron ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kedron is located in Henry County
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- Annawan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Beach is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Lee County
- County Website: https://www.leecountyil.com/
- County Seat for Lee: Dixon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
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- Van Petten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Petten is located in Lee County
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- Woodland Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland Shores is located in Lee County
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- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
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- Harmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Lee County
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- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walton is located in Lee County
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- Eldena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nachusa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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- Kingdom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kingdom is located in Lee County
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- Shelburn ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shelburn is located in Lee County
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- Maytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Lee County
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- Binghampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Binghampton is located in Lee County
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- Franklin Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lee Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Inlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Lee County
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- Shaws
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaws is located in Lee County
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- Ashton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sublette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ogle County
- County Website: https://www.oglecountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Ogle: Oregon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Woosung
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
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- Buffalo Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Polo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Grand Detour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
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- Haldane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
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- Maryland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
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- Lost Nation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Nation is located in Ogle County
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- Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
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- Mount Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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- Forreston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
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- Daysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
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- Adeline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Oregon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Ogle County
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- Honey Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
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- Baileyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leaf River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Rock Island County
- County Website: https://rockislandcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Rock Island: Rock Island
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
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- Cordova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stephenson County
- County Website: https://stephensoncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Stephenson: Freeport
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galt ...
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- 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 Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Bulgers Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bulgers Hollow is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Clinton Stock Yards
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clinton Stock Yards is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Elk River Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Sibyl ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sibyl is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Almont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Camanche
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hauntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hauntown is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Chaney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Sixmile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
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- Teeds Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Shaffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Elvira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Folletts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
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- Low Moor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Sabula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Samoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samoa is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoa
- 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 Galt ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galt.
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rivercrest Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rivercrest Estates is located in Scott County (IA)
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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- Galt) 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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