Nearest Communities to Half Rock,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Half Rock, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Half Rock:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 from Half Rock.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Half Rock is located in Mercer County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Decatur (IA), Wayne (IA), Grundy, Harrison, Putnam & Sullivan.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 119 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Half Rock. Of these communities, 103 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 Half Rock (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 Half Rock
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mercer County (where Half Rock resides)
- County Seat for Mercer: Princeton
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- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Topsy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Topsy is located in Mercer County
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- Mill Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ravanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
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- Modena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
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- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County
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- Alvord ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvord is located in Mercer County
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- Dinsmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
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- Ilia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ilia is located in Mercer County
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- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cleopatra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
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- South Lineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
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- Adel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adel is located in Mercer County
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- Wataga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County
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- Burrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
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- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saline is located in Mercer County
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- Daviess County
- County Website: https://www.daviesscountymo.gov/
- County Seat for Daviess: Gallatin
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- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
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- Madelaine ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madelaine is located in Daviess County
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- Jamesport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy County
- County Website: https://grundycountymo.com/wordpress/
- County Seat for Grundy: Trenton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Spickard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
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- Tindall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Wyandotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
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- Lindley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lindley is located in Grundy County
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- Buttsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
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- Shott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
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- Parkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkerton is located in Grundy County
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- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laredo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Brimson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Edinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Grundy County
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- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Grundy County
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- Hickory Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
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- Harrison County
- County Seat for Harrison: Bethany
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- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Mount Moriah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Melbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melbourne is located in Harrison County
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- Cainsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Bolton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Harrison County
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- Gilman City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
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- Blue Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County
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- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gardner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
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- Blythedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Linn County
- County Website: https://linncomo.com/
- County Seat for Linn: Linneus
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Haseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
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- Shafter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shafter is located in Linn County
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- Browning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Hecla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hecla is located in Linn County
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- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Linn County
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- Purdin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Grantsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville is located in Linn County
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- North Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Salem is located in Linn County
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- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Linn County
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- Leverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leverton is located in Linn County
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- Linneus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby is located in Linn County
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- Livingston County
- County Website: https://livingstoncountymo.gov/
- County Seat for Livingston: Chillicothe
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Niantic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Niantic is located in Livingston County
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- Farmersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
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- Chula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eversonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eversonville is located in Livingston County
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- Harmony ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Livingston County
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- Leopolis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leopolis is located in Livingston County
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- Silverleaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Silverleaf is located in Livingston County
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- Sturges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sturges is located in Livingston County
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- Springhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Livingston County
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- Genova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genova is located in Livingston County
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- Putnam County
- County Seat for Putnam: Unionville
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- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Lucerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Terre Haute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Putnam County
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- Quinn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinn is located in Putnam County
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- Galesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Galesburg is located in Putnam County
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- Wyreka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyreka is located in Putnam County
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- Powersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
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- West Liberty ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Lemons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lemons is located in Putnam County
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- Saint John
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
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- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosewood is located in Putnam County
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- Blackbird ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in Putnam County
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- Howland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howland is located in Putnam County
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- Sullivan County
- County Seat for Sullivan: Milan
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Wintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County
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- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Cookman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cookman is located in Sullivan County
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- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Sullivan County
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- Humphreys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Bairdston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bairdston is located in Sullivan County
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- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Sullivan County
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- Reger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Sullivan County
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- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Sullivan County
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- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Boynton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
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- Pollock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Cora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Sullivan County
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- Sorrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sorrell is located in Sullivan County
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- Paw Paw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Sullivan County
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- Brown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brown is located in Sullivan County
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- Green City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Owasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
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- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County
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- Mystic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Sullivan County
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- Bute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bute is located in Sullivan County
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- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sticklerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
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- Decatur County
- County Website: https://www.decaturcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Decatur: Leon (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
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- Pleasanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Brucewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brucewell is located in Decatur County (IA)
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- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
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- New Buda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buda is located in Decatur County (IA)
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- Wayne County
- County Website: https://waynecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Wayne: Corydon (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Half Rock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Half Rock.
- Lineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Clinton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clinton Center is located in Wayne County (IA)
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- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Sewal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sewal is located in Wayne County (IA)
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- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County (IA)
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- Hodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
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- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Allerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harvard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County (IA)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Half Rock) 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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