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Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Antelope, Greeley, Madison, Nance, Platte & Wheeler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 46 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cedar Rapids. Of these communities, 36 are located in counties other than Boone 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 Cedar Rapids (which is Boone 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 Cedar Rapids

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

  • Boone County   (where Cedar Rapids resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.boone.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Boone:   Albion
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Rapids.
      • Primrose
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
        • Primrose is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <4>
      • Albion
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
        • Albion is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,558 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
      • Boone
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
        • Boone is located in Boone County
      • Akron
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
        • Akron is located in Boone County
      • Loretto
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
        • Loretto is located in Boone County
      • Vorhees
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
        • Vorhees is located in Boone County
      • Saint Edward
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
        • Petersburg is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
      • Raeville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raeville
        • Raeville is located in Boone County
      • Closter
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closter
        • Closter is located in Boone County
  • Antelope County
  • Greeley County
    • County Seat for Greeley:   Greeley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Rapids.
      • Spalding
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
        • Spalding is located in Greeley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <4>
      • Wolbach
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • O'Connor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor
        • O'Connor is located in Greeley County
      • Brayton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
        • Brayton is located in Greeley County
      • Greeley Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
        • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Greeley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Belfast
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
        • Belfast is located in Greeley County
      • Horace ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
        • Horace is located in Greeley County
      • Scotia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Scotia Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia Junction
        • Scotia Junction is located in Greeley County
  • Howard County
    • County Seat for Howard:   Saint Paul
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Rapids.
      • Cushing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Cotesfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
        • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
      • Elba
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Paul
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
  • Merrick County
    • County Seat for Merrick:   Central City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Rapids.
      • Palmer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
        • Palmer is located in Merrick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
      • Archer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hord
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
      • Clarks
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Clarks is located in Merrick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
      • Havens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
        • Havens is located in Merrick County
      • Silver Creek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nance County
    • County Website:   www.co.nance.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Nance:   Fullerton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Rapids.
      • Belgrade
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
        • Timber Creek is located in Nance County
      • North Star
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
        • North Star is located in Nance County
      • Fullerton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Merchiston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchiston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
        • Merchiston is located in Nance County
      • Genoa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Krakow
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
        • Krakow is located in Nance County
  • Platte County
    • County Website:   www.plattecounty.net/
    • County Seat for Platte:   Columbus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Rapids.
      • Rosenburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
        • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
      • Lindsay
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
        • Monroe is located in Platte County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
      • Saint Bernard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
        • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
  • Wheeler County
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Bartlett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Rapids.
      • Day Ranch
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Ranch
        • Day Ranch is located in Wheeler County
      • Bartlett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mignery Ranch
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignery Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignery Ranch
        • Mignery Ranch is located in Wheeler 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- Cedar Rapids) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Rapids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5589, Longitude: -98.1493       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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