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Nearest Communities to Keithsburg,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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.<1>

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


Keithsburg is located in Mercer County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Des Moines (IA), Louisa (IA), Henderson, Henry, Knox, Rock Island & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 172 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Keithsburg. Of these communities, 137 are located in counties other than Mercer 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 Keithsburg (which is Mercer 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 Keithsburg

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

  • Mercer County   (where Keithsburg resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mercercountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Aledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keithsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keithsburg.
      • Ogle
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Ogle is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
      • Arpee
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Arpee is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpee
      • New Boston
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Joy
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mannon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sunbeam
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Millersburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Millersburg is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Petersville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Aledo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eliza
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sugar Grove is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
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        • Burgess
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Martin ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Martin is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Norwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Gingle Corners
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Gingle Corners is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingle Corners
        • Marston
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Gilchrist
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Shale City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Shale City is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
        • Hamlet
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Hamlet is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
        • Old Gilchrist
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Old Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gilchrist
        • Wanlock
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Wanlock is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanlock
        • Alexis
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Viola
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Matherville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Boden
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Boden is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
        • Orangemans Hall
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Orangemans Hall is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangemans Hall
        • Preemption
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • North Henderson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Cable
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Cable is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
        • Griffin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • New Windsor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Windsor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Windsor is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
        • Sherrard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Swedona
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Swedona is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
  • Henderson County
  • Henry County
  • Knox County
  • Rock Island County
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://warrencountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Monmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keithsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keithsburg.
      • Little York
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Denny ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Denny is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Eleanor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alexis Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Alexis Junction is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis Junction
      • Shaw
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Shaw is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Woodvale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Woodvale is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvale
      • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Spring Grove is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Kirkwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Gerlaw
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Monmouth
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithshire
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ponemah
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Ponemah is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
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        • Shanghai City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
        • Ormonde
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Ormonde is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormonde
        • Utah
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ellison ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Ellison is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
        • Coldbrook
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Coldbrook is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
        • Larchland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Larchland is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchland
        • Phelps
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Phelps is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
        • Cameron
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • New Lancaster ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • New Lancaster is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
        • Surrey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Berwick
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Roseville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Keithsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keithsburg.
      • Huron
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Huron is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Kingston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Northfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Northfield is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Kossuth
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Kossuth is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Mediapolis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Garland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Garland is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Sperry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodgeville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Latty
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Latty is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
      • Roscoe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Roscoe is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Kline
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
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        • Yarmouth
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Beaverdale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
        • Burlington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Prairie Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
        • West Burlington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Danville Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Danville Center is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Center
        • Danville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Danville is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
        • Middletown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Kemper
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Kemper is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
        • Patterson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
        • Spring Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
        • Augusta
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Augusta is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
        • Skunk River
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Skunk River is located in Des Moines County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
  • 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 Keithsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keithsburg.
      • Oakville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Toolesboro
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Toolesboro is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
      • Elrick Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Newport
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Newport is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Port Louisa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Port Louisa is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Louisa
      • Wapello
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Morning Sun
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Grandview
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Grandview is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Bard
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Bard is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
      • Cairo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Cairo is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Marsh
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Marsh is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
      • Letts
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Fredonia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Fredonia is located in Louisa County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Columbus City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Columbus City is located in Louisa County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
        • Columbus Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hillsboro ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Hillsboro is located in Louisa County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Lafayette ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Lafayette is located in Louisa County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
        • Wyman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Cotter
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Cotter is located in Louisa County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Muscatine County
    • County Website:   https://www.muscatinecountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Muscatine:   Muscatine (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Keithsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keithsburg.
      • Fruitland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairport
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Muscatine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ardon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Ardon is located in Muscatine County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardon
      • Midway Beach
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Montpelier
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Montpelier is located in Muscatine County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • New Era
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • New Era is located in Muscatine County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
      • Pine Mills ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
      • Cranston
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Cranston is located in Muscatine County (IA)
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        • Sweetland Center
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Sweetland Center is located in Muscatine County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland Center
        • Dayfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Dayfield is located in Muscatine County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayfield
        • Port Allen ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Port Allen is located in Muscatine County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
        • Summit
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Summit is located in Muscatine County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Conesville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Prairie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 Keithsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Keithsburg.
      • Buffalo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • 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>
      • Buffalo Heights
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Buffalo Heights is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Heights
      • Linwood
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Linwood is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Blue Grass
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Walnut Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Walnut Grove is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Nahant
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Nahant is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
      • Rockingham ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rockingham is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham

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- Keithsburg) 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.