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Nearest Communities to Adams,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 east 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Adams.<1>

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

Adams is located in Mower County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mower County: Howard (IA), Mitchell (IA), Worth (IA), Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn & Olmsted.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 118 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Adams. Of these communities, 95 are located in counties other than Mower 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 Adams (which is Mower 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 Adams

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

  • Mower County   (where Adams resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Mower:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Adams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Adams.
      • Taopi
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Taopi is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Johnsburg
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rose Creek
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dexter
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Nicolville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Nicolville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolville
      • Le Roy
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lyle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Varco
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Renova ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Grand Meadow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Austin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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        • Brownsdale
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Mapleview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Mapleview is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
        • Austin Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Austin Acres is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Acres
        • Mayville ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mayville is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
        • Ramsey
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ramsey is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
        • Sargeant
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Andyville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Andyville is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
        • Lansing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Racine
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Waltham
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Corning
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Corning is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Dodge County
  • Fillmore County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Preston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Adams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Adams.
      • Ostrander
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Etna
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamilton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Cherry Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • York
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Freiheit Spring
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Freiheit Spring is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit Spring
      • Washington
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Washington is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Wykoff
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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        • Forestville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Forestville is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
        • Greenleafton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
        • Fillmore
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bristol
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Bristol is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Carimona
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Granger
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Freeborn County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Adams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Adams.
      • London
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Oakland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Moscow
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Moscow is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Myrtle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hollandale Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
      • South Hollandale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
      • Petran
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Petran is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
      • Twin Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Maple Island
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
      • Muckland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Muckland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
      • Hayward
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sigsbee
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
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        • Hollandale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Gordonsville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
        • Lerdal
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
        • Murtaugh
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Murtaugh is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
  • Olmsted County
  • Steele County
  • Cerro Gordo County
  • Chickasaw County
  • Floyd County
  • Howard County
  • Mitchell County
    • County Website:   https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Osage (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Adams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Adams.
      • Meyer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bailey
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Bailey is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Stacyville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • McIntire
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Cedar
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
      • Mona
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
      • Toeterville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stacyville Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Stacyville Junction is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Junction
      • Brownville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Brownville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
      • Otranto
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Otranto is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Saint Ansgar
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
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        • Mitchell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • New Haven
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Osage
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Orchard
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Orchard is located in Mitchell County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Dixie
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Dixie is located in Mitchell County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
        • Rock Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Worth County
    • County Website:   https://worthcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Worth:   Northwood (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Adams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Adams.
      • Meltonville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Meltonville is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
      • Deer Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Bolan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Grafton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Northwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Glade
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Glade is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Kensett
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people

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- Adams) 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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