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Nearest Communities to Emerson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village 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.<1>

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

Emerson is primarily located in Dixon County. A portion of Emerson extends into Dakota County and Thurston County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dixon County: Cedar, Dakota, Thurston, Wayne, Clay (SD) & Union (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Emerson. Of these communities, 63 are located in counties other than Dixon 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 Emerson (which is Dixon 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 Emerson

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

  • Dixon County   (where Emerson resides)
    • County Website:   https://dixoncountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Dixon:   Ponca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Wakefield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Allen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterbury
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Concord
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Dixon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ponca
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Newcastle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ionia ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ionia is located in Dixon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Lembke Landing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Lembke Landing is located in Dixon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lembke Landing
      • Lime Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
  • Burt County
  • Cedar County
  • Cuming County
    • County Website:   https://cumingcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Cuming:   West Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Bancroft
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wisner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beemer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bismarck ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
      • West Point
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • West Point is located in Cuming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
        • 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 <3>
  • Dakota County
    • County Website:   https://dakotacounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Dakota:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Nacora
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Nacora is located in Dakota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacora
      • Hubbard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Homer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Goodwin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Goodwin is located in Dakota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
      • Willis
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Willis is located in Dakota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Jackson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Millis Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Millis Beach is located in Dakota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Beach
      • Dakota City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • North Shore
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • North Shore is located in Dakota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • South Sioux City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Covington ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Covington is located in Dakota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Stanton County
  • Thurston County
  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   https://www.waynecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Wayne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Wayne
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Altona
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Altona is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Carroll
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Winside
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sholes
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Sholes is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Monona County
  • Plymouth County
    • County Website:   https://plymouthcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Plymouth:   Le Mars (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Brookdale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Brookdale is located in Plymouth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Yeomans
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Yeomans is located in Plymouth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • James
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Woodbury County
    • County Website:   https://www.woodburycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Woodbury:   Sioux City (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Emerson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Emerson.
      • Estates West
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Estates West is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estates West
      • Riverside
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Riverside is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Sergeant Bluff
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Salix
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <3>
      • Glen Ellen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
      • Morningside
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Morningside is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
      • Mount Lucia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Mount Lucia is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lucia
      • Sioux City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency of Sioux City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
      • Springdale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Springdale is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Luton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
      • Sloan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <3>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Holiday Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
        • Leeds
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
        • Bronson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
        • Evergreen Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
        • Owego
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Owego is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
        • Lawton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Lawton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Union County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Emerson) 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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