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Nearest Communities to Norwood,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 from Norwood.<1>

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

Norwood 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 175 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Norwood. Of these communities, 140 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 Norwood (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 Norwood

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

  • Mercer County   (where Norwood resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mercercountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Aledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Norwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Norwood.
      • Burgess
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Alexis
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Martin ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Martin is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Sunbeam
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Henderson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Gilchrist
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Viola
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Seaton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Old Gilchrist
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Old Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gilchrist
      • Shale City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Shale City is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Wanlock
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Wanlock is located in Mercer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanlock
      • Aledo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Matherville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Sugar Grove
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Sugar Grove is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
        • Boden
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Boden is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
        • Griffin
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • New Windsor
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Windsor
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Windsor is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
        • Ogle
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Ogle is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
        • Gingle Corners
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Gingle Corners is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingle Corners
        • Joy
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Millersburg
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Millersburg is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
        • Orangemans Hall
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Orangemans Hall is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangemans Hall
        • Preemption
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Cable
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Cable is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
        • Keithsburg
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Hamlet
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Hamlet is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
        • Swedona
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Swedona is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
        • Sherrard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Marston
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Arpee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Arpee is located in Mercer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpee
        • Mannon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • New Boston
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Petersville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Eliza
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Henderson County
    • County Seat for Henderson:   Oquawka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Norwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Norwood.
      • Bald Bluff
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Bald Bluff is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Bluff
      • Reeds
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Reeds is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
      • Rozetta
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Milroy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Oquawka
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Biggsville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gladstone
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Media
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Tree
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lone Tree is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Olena
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopper
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hopper is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
      • Stronghurst
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
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        • Raritan
          (28 miles [45.1 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
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Carthage Lake is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Lake
        • Decorra
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Decorra is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorra
        • Gulf Port
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycty.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Cambridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Norwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Norwood.
      • Oxford ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Oxford is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Alpha
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodhull
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ophiem
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Ophiem is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
      • Lynn Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orion
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Andover
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Hill Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Sunny Hill Estates is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Estates
      • Nekoma
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Nekoma is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
      • Brook Lawn
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Brook Lawn is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Lawn
      • Sunny Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
      • Osco
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Warner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Warner is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
        • Cambridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Morristown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Timber Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
        • Bishop Hill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Ulah
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ulah is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
        • Briar Bluff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Colona
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Green Rock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Green Rock is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
        • Level Acres
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Level Acres is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Acres
  • Knox County
  • Rock Island County
    • County Website:   https://rockislandcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Rock Island:   Rock Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Norwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Norwood.
      • Reynolds
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Taylor Ridge
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Prairie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Castle Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Castle Junction is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Junction
      • Edgington
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Coyne Center
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
      • Oak Grove
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Andalusia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ginger Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
      • Milan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Illinois City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
      • Coal Valley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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        • Bridgeway Addition
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Bridgeway Addition is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeway Addition
        • Fruitland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Fruitland is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
        • Poplar Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
        • Rock Island
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Glendale ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Glendale is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Moline
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • East Moline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
        • Silvis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <3>
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://warrencountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Monmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Norwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Norwood.
      • Alexis Junction
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Alexis Junction is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis Junction
      • Shaw
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Shaw is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Woodvale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Woodvale is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvale
      • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Spring Grove is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Shanghai City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Gerlaw
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Denny ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Denny is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Eleanor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Little York
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Utah
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coldbrook
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Coldbrook is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
      • Monmouth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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        • Cameron
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Surrey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Kirkwood
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Ormonde
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Ormonde is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormonde
        • Phelps
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Phelps is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
        • Larchland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Larchland is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchland
        • Ponemah
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Ponemah is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
        • Berwick
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Smithshire
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Ellison ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Ellison is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
        • New Lancaster ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • New Lancaster is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
        • Roseville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Greenbush
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Greenbush is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
        • Swan Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Swan Creek is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
        • Youngstown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Des Moines 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 Norwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Norwood.
      • Oakville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Toolesboro
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Toolesboro is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
      • Elrick Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Port Louisa
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Port Louisa is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Louisa
      • Newport
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Newport is located in Louisa County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Wapello
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 Norwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Norwood.
      • Buffalo Heights
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Buffalo Heights is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Heights
      • 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>
      • Linwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Linwood is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Walnut Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Walnut Grove is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Chapel Hill is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Nahant
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Nahant is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
      • Rockingham ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Rockingham is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Jamestown
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Black Hawk
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Black Hawk is located in Scott County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
      • Blue Grass
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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- Norwood) 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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