Nearest Communities to Colony,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Colony, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Colony:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Colony is located in Knox County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Adair, Clark, Lewis, Macon, Scotland & Shelby.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 146 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Colony. Of these communities, 127 are located in counties other than Knox 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 Colony (which is Knox 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 Colony
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Knox County (where Colony resides)
- County Website: https://www.knoxcountymo.org/
- County Seat for Knox: Edina
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Forest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knox City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fabius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fabius is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Jeddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Baring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hedge City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
- Hurdland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Plevna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Novelty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Goodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Adair County
- County Website: https://adaircountymissouri.com/
- County Seat for Adair: Kirksville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Adair ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Adair is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Paultown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paultown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown
- Paultown has also been known as:
- Paulville
- Brashear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Willmathsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Willmathsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmathsville
- Gibbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clay ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sperry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sperry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Millard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sublette ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sublette is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Clark County
- County Website: https://clarkcountymo.org/
- County Seat for Clark: Kahoka
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Wyaconda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
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- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Medill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kahoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Patrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Clark City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Peaksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Revere
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Acasto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gregory Landing is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Dumas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewis County
- County Website: https://lewiscountymo.org/
- County Seat for Lewis: Monticello
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Deer Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- La Belle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- New Court Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Derrahs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Benjamin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Tolona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
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- Laura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laura is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
- Steffenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
- Argola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Mile is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Durgen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durgen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgen
- Ewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Santuzza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Santuzza is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuzza
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tully
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tully is located in Lewis County
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- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Weber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- County Website: https://www.maconcountymo.com/
- County Seat for Macon: Macon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Sue City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Nickellton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nickellton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
- La Plata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- County Website: https://marioncountymo.com/
- County Seat for Marion: Palmyra
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Nelsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Benbow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
- Naomi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Heather
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heather is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Hester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Schuyler County
- County Seat for Schuyler: Lancaster
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Pronax ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pronax is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronax
- Downing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Germania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Germania is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Vinita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Scotland County
- County Website: https://www.scotlandcountymo.org/
- County Seat for Scotland: Memphis
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Gorin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Arbela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Pleasant Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
- Bible Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
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- Azen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Azen is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Energy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Brock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Middle Fabius
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fabius is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fabius
- Hitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Kilwinning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycountymo.com/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Sigsbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sigsbee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Epworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Leonard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mamre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mamre is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre
- Cherry Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
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- Burksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Kirby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Kellerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kellerville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Davis County
- County Website: https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Davis: Bloomfield (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Waneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waneta is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Wanetta Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wanetta Corner is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanetta Corner
- Lee County
- County Website: https://www.leecounty.org/
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Vincennes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Croton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Van Buren County
- County Website: https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Van Buren: Keosauqua (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Colony ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Colony.
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cantril
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Adams County
- Hancock County
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colony) 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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