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Nearest Communities to Bowmansville,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Bowmansville is located in Johnson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Pettis & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 136 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bowmansville. Of these communities, 97 are located in counties other than Johnson 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 Bowmansville (which is Johnson 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 Bowmansville

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

  • Johnson County   (where Bowmansville resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.jococourthouse.com/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Warrensburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bowmansville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bowmansville.
      • Pertle Springs
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Pertle Springs is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pertle Springs
      • Warrensburg
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bristle Ridge
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Bristle Ridge is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristle Ridge
      • Cornelia
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Blackwater ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Blackwater is located in Johnson County
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      • Burtville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Burtville is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
      • Centerview
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Montserrat
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Montserrat is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
      • Carbon Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Carbon Hill is located in Johnson County
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      • Leeton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Leeton is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Greendoor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
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      • Post Oak
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
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        • Henrietta
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
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        • Old Chilhowee
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Old Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chilhowee
        • Knob Noster
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • New Castle
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • New Castle is located in Johnson County
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        • Chilhowee
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
        • Magnolia
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Magnolia is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Fayetteville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Fayetteville is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
        • Sutherland
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sutherland is located in Johnson County
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        • Owsley
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Owsley is located in Johnson County
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        • Valley City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Valley City is located in Johnson County
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        • Denton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Denton is located in Johnson County
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        • Mount Olive
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Mount Olive is located in Johnson County
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        • Columbus
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Columbus is located in Johnson County
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        • Holden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Hoffman
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Hoffman is located in Johnson County
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        • Robbins
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Robbins is located in Johnson County
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        • Medford
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Medford is located in Johnson County
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        • Pittsville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Pittsville is located in Johnson County
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        • Dunksburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
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        • Quick City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Quick City is located in Johnson County
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        • Kingsville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Rose Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Rose Hill is located in Johnson County
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        • Elm
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Elm is located in Johnson County
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        • Fenwick
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Fenwick is located in Johnson County
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        • La Tour
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • La Tour is located in Johnson County
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        • Latour
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Latour is located in Johnson County
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        • Fulkerson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Fulkerson is located in Johnson County
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  • Bates County
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.bentoncomo.com/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Warsaw
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bowmansville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bowmansville.
      • Brandon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Brandon is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Santiago
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Santiago is located in Benton County
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      • Ionia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ionia is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Palo Pinto
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
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      • Windsor Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Windsor Junction is located in Benton County
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      • Cole Camp Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Cole Camp Junction is located in Benton County
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      • Lincoln
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mora
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mora is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   https://www.casscounty.com/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Harrisonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bowmansville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bowmansville.
      • Hadsell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Hadsell is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadsell
      • Creighton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cause Prairie ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Cause Prairie is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cause Prairie
      • Gunn City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Gunn City is located in Cass County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Strasburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wingate
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Wingate is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • East Lynne
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Garden City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Oviet ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Oviet is located in Cass County
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      • Baldwin Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Pleasant Hill
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rockford ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Rockford is located in Cass County
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        • Dayton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Dayton is located in Cass County
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        • Wyoming ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Wyoming is located in Cass County
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        • Daugherty
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Daugherty is located in Cass County
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        • Gowdy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Gowdy is located in Cass County
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  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://www.henrycomo.com/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Clinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bowmansville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bowmansville.
      • Shawnee Mound
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
      • Bowen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bowen is located in Henry County
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      • Petersburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Petersburg is located in Henry County
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      • Norris
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Norris is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Huntingdale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
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      • Quarles
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Quarles is located in Henry County
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      • Windsor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blairstown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Blairstown is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Calhoun
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Calhoun is located in Henry County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Maurine
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Maurine is located in Henry County
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      • Garland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Garland is located in Henry County
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      • Harvey
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Harvey is located in Henry County
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        • Lewis
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Lewis is located in Henry County
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        • Livingston
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Livingston is located in Henry County
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        • Yolo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Yolo is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
        • Hartwell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Hartwell is located in Henry County
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        • Urich
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Clinton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Alberta
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Alberta is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
        • Roseland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Roseland is located in Henry County
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        • Hortense
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Hortense is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
        • Sparrow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Sparrow is located in Henry County
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        • Lucas
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Lucas is located in Henry County
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        • Leesville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Leesville is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
        • Delmar
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Delmar is located in Henry County
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        • Coal
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Coal is located in Henry County
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        • La Due
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • La Due is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
        • New Piper
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • New Piper is located in Henry County
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        • Gaines
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Gaines is located in Henry County
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        • Tightwad
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Tightwad is located in Henry County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
        • Piper
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Piper is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jacksongov.org/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bowmansville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bowmansville.
      • Hicks City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hicks City is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
      • Lone Jack
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sni Mills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
      • Cockrell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Cockrell is located in Jackson County
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      • Oak Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarsney Lakes
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Tarsney Lakes is located in Jackson County
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      • Tarsney
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Tarsney is located in Jackson County
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  • Lafayette County
    • County Website:   https://www.lafayettecountymo.gov/
    • County Seat for Lafayette:   Lexington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bowmansville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bowmansville.
      • Ernestville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Ernestville is located in Lafayette County
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      • Oakland ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Oakland is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Fortyville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Fortyville is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortyville
      • Lake Lafayette
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Aullville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Concordia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Emma
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Emma is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <3>
      • Chapel Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Odessa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
      • Mayview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Higginsville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Simpson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Simpson is located in Lafayette County
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        • Greenton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Greenton is located in Lafayette County
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        • Corder
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Bates City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Alma
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Alma is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
        • Page City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Page City is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
  • Pettis County
    • County Website:   https://pettiscomo.com/
    • County Seat for Pettis:   Sedalia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bowmansville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bowmansville.
      • Stokley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Stokley is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokley
      • Bryson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bryson is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • La Monte
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Green Ridge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Dresden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Dresden is located in Pettis County
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      • Houstonia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Manila
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Manila is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
      • Hughesville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
      • Georgetown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Georgetown is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Sedalia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Spring Fork
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
      • Tedieville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Tedieville is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
      • Newland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Newland is located in Pettis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Saline County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bowmansville) 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.