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Nearest Communities to Essen,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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.

Essen is located in 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 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Essen. Of these communities, 60 are located in counties other than Burt 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 Essen (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 Essen

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

  • Burt County   (where Essen resides)
    • County Website:   https://burtcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Burt:   Tekamah
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Essen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Essen.
      • Oakland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Argo ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Argo is located in Burt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Craig
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lyons
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bertha
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bertha is located in Burt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Tekamah
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Basford ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Basford is located in Burt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basford
      • Riverside ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Riverside is located in Burt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Decatur
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax County
  • Cuming County
    • County Website:   https://cumingcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Cuming:   West Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Essen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Essen.
      • West Point
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Saint Charles
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Bancroft
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Monterey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Monterey is located in Cuming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Beemer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Aloys
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Aloys is located in Cuming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
      • Bismarck ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
      • Wisner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://dodgecounty.nebraska.gov/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Fremont
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Essen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Essen.
      • Uehling
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Crowell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Crowell is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Hooper
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Winslow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Scribner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Telbasta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Telbasta is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
      • Snyder
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fontanelle
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Nickerson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Glencoe ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Glencoe is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Webster
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Webster is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Dodge
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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        • Ames
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Fremont
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Inglewood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Inglewood is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
        • Paradise Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Paradise Estates is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Estates
        • North Bend
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County
  • Saunders County
  • Thurston County
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://www.washingtoncountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Blair
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Essen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Essen.
      • Admah ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Admah is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
      • Herman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Orum
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Orum is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
      • Arlington
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Blair
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Blair is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <3>
      • Kennard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • De Soto ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • De Soto is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
        • De Soto has also been known as:
        • DeSoto
      • Washington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison County
    • County Website:   https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Logan (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Essen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Essen.
      • River Sioux
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • River Sioux is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
      • Little Sioux
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mondamin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Orson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Orson is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
      • Modale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Modale is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <3>
      • Echo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Echo is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Pisgah
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Pisgah is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <3>
      • California Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
  • Monona County
    • County Website:   https://mononacountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Monona:   Onawa (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Essen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Essen.
      • Blencoe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Blencoe is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
      • Onawa
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Onawa is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <3>
      • Albaton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
      • Whiting
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Essen) 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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