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Nearest Communities to Basford,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Basford is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Burt County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burt County: Harrison (IA), Monona (IA), Cuming, Dodge, Thurston & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 70 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Basford. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Burt County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Basford (which is Burt 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 Basford

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

  • Burt County   (where Basford resides)
    • County Seat for Burt:   Tekamah
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • Decatur
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lyons
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bertha
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
        • Bertha is located in Burt County
      • Oakland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Burt County
      • Craig
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
        • Craig is located in Burt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <4>
      • Essen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
        • Essen is located in Burt County
      • Tekamah
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Argo ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
        • Argo is located in Burt County
  • Cuming County
    • County Website:   www.co.cuming.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cuming:   West Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • Bancroft
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • West Point
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
        • West Point is located in Cuming County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
        • West Point has also been known as:
        • Westpoint
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
      • Beemer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Saint Charles
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
        • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
      • Monterey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Monterey is located in Cuming County
      • Bismarck ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
        • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
      • Wisner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Aloys
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
        • Aloys is located in Cuming County
  • Dakota County
    • County Seat for Dakota:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • Homer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Nacora
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nacora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacora
        • Nacora is located in Dakota County
      • Dakota City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hubbard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Millis Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Beach
        • Millis Beach is located in Dakota County
      • North Shore
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
        • North Shore is located in Dakota County
  • Dixon County
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   www.dodgecounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Fremont
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • Uehling
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uehling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uehling
        • Uehling is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uehling <4>
      • Crowell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
        • Crowell is located in Dodge County
      • Scribner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooper
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
        • Hooper is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <4>
      • Winslow
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
        • Winslow is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
      • Telbasta
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
        • Telbasta is located in Dodge County
      • Snyder
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thurston County
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Pender
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • Macy
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
        • Macy is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <4>
      • Rosalie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
        • Rosalie is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalie <4>
      • Walthill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
        • Walthill is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <4>
      • Winnebago
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
        • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
      • Pender
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Thurston
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
        • Thurston is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <4>
  • Washington County
  • Harrison County
    • County Website:   www.harrisoncountyia.org/
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Logan (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • River Sioux
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Sioux have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
        • River Sioux is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Little Sioux
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sioux have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sioux
        • Little Sioux is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Sioux <4>
      • Orson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
        • Orson is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Pisgah
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
        • Pisgah is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <4>
      • Mondamin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Echo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
        • Echo is located in Harrison County (IA)
  • Monona County
    • County Seat for Monona:   Onawa (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
        • Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Onawa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
        • Onawa is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <4>
      • Albaton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
        • Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Whiting
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blencoe
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
        • Blencoe is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Kennebec
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennebec have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
        • Kennebec is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Turin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
        • Turin is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <4>
      • Castana
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castana
        • Castana is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castana <4>
      • Ticonic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ticonic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
        • Ticonic is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Rodney
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
        • Rodney is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Moorhead
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
        • Moorhead is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <4>
      • Soldier
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodbury County
    • County Website:   www.woodbury-ia.com/
    • County Seat for Woodbury:   Sioux City (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basford.
      • Sloan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
        • Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <4>
      • Hornick
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
        • Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Salix
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salix have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
        • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <4>
      • Owego
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
        • Owego is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Holly Springs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
        • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Luton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
        • Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Estates West
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estates West have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estates West
        • Estates West is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Sergeant Bluff
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
        • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <4>
      • Climbing Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
        • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Smithland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Ellen
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
        • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Bronson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
        • Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
      • Oto
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
        • Oto is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Basford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Basford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0042, Longitude: -96.3656       In this case, the coordinates for Basford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Basford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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