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Nearest Communities to La Farge,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

La Farge is located in Vernon County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 151 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of La Farge. Of these communities, 115 are located in counties other than Vernon 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 La Farge (which is Vernon 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 La Farge

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

  • Vernon County   (where La Farge resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vernon:   Viroqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Farge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Farge.
      • Rockton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Rockton is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Valley is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Liberty
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Liberty is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Ross
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ross is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Avalanche
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
      • Bloomingdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
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      • White City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • White City is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Greenwood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Greenwood is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Ontario
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Ontario is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
      • Dilly
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Dilly is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly
      • Sugar Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Readstown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Readstown is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
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        • Mount Tabor
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Westby
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Viroqua
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
        • Newry
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Folsom
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Folsom is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Trippville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Liberty Pole
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hillsboro
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Springville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Springville is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
        • Esofea
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Esofea is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
        • Bud
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Bud is located in Vernon County
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        • Fargo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Coon Valley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Purdy
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • West Prairie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • West Prairie is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
        • Newton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Chaseburg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Retreat
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Romance
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Romance is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
        • Red Mound
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Red Mound is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
        • Pleasant Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Genoa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Stoddard
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Victory
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Victory is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Farge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Farge.
      • North Clayton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
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      • Soldiers Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Pine Knob
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
      • Montgomeryville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Montgomeryville is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomeryville
      • Rolling Ground
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
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      • Towerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rising Sun
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Fairview is located in Crawford County
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      • Gays Mills
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Bell Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Zion
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Mount Zion is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Sterling
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
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        • Petersburg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Reed
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Reed is located in Crawford County
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        • Harmony Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
        • Plugtown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
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        • Barnum
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Barnum is located in Crawford County
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        • Freeman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Freeman is located in Crawford County
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        • Seneca
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Seneca is located in Crawford County
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        • Ferryville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Easter Rock
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
        • Steuben
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • De Soto
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Farge.
      • Blue River
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Blue River is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Muscoda
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Muscoda is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
      • Boscobel
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Boscobel is located in Grant County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Juneau County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.juneau.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Juneau:   Mauston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Farge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Farge.
      • Union Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wonewoc
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Elroy
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Elroy is located in Juneau County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Hustler
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lindina
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lindina is located in Juneau County
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      • Camp Douglas
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Mill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Orange Mill is located in Juneau County
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  • La Crosse County
  • Monroe County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.monroe.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Monroe:   Sparta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Farge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Farge.
      • Oil City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Oil City is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Cashton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Cashton is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
      • Saint Marys
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Norwalk
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wilton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Wilton is located in Monroe County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Melvina
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Portland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Portland is located in Monroe County
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      • Glendale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Glendale is located in Monroe County
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      • Kendall
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Kendall is located in Monroe County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Farmers Valley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Farmers Valley is located in Monroe County
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      • Leon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Leon is located in Monroe County
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      • Clifton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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        • Jacksonville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Jacksonville is located in Monroe County
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        • Scotts Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Scotts Junction is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Junction
        • Sparta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Angelo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Raymore
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Raymore is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
        • Spring Bank Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Spring Bank Park is located in Monroe County
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        • Tomah
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Tomah is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
        • Tunnel City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
        • Oakdale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • North Tomah
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • North Tomah is located in Monroe County
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  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://co.richland.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Richland Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Farge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Farge.
      • Tunnelville
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Tunnelville is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
      • Viola
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • West Lima
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • West Lima is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lima
      • Yuba
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Yuba is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Sabin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sylvan
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Sylvan is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Bloom City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Henrietta ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Henrietta is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Bosstown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Bosstown is located in Richland County
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      • Woodstock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Creek ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Gillingham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • McGrew ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • McGrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
        • Jimtown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Jimtown is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
        • Hub City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hub City is located in Richland County
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        • Rockbridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
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        • Boaz
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Five Points
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Five Points is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Ashford ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Ashford is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
        • Buck Creek
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
        • Corwin ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Corwin is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
        • Bunker Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Bunker Hill is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
        • Tavera
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Tavera is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavera
        • Wild Rose
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
        • Richland Center
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Germantown
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Germantown is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
        • Cazenovia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Basswood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Basswood is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Excelsior
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Excelsior is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
        • Loyd
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Loyd is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
        • Neptune
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Byrds Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
        • Aubrey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ithaca
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Balmoral
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Port Andrew
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Port Andrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Andrew
        • Sand Prairie
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
        • Westport
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Westport is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Keyesville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Keyesville is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
        • Sextonville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Twin Bluffs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
        • Orion
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Orion is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
        • Bear Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gotham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Gotham is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
  • Sauk County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Farge) 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.