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Nearest Communities to Prairie du Chien,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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 starting from Prairie du Chien.<1>

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

Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 152 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Prairie du Chien. Of these communities, 124 are located in counties other than Crawford 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 Prairie du Chien (which is Crawford 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 Prairie du Chien

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

  • Crawford County   (where Prairie du Chien resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie du Chien   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie du Chien.
      • White Corners
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • White Corners is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Corners
      • Bridgeport
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Charme
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Charme is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
      • Eastman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Eastman is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
      • Wauzeka
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Steuben
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Boydtown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Seneca
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Seneca is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Barnum
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Barnum is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Ferryville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Mount Sterling
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Petersburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Easter Rock
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
        • Freeman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Freeman is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
        • Reed
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Reed is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
        • Bell Center
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Gays Mills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
        • Plugtown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
        • Fairview
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Fairview is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Harmony Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
        • De Soto
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Mount Zion
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Mount Zion is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Rising Sun
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Rolling Ground
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
        • Towerville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Knob
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
        • Montgomeryville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Montgomeryville is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomeryville
        • Soldiers Grove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie du Chien   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie du Chien.
      • Wyalusing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Brodtville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Brodtville is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodtville
      • Millville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bagley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Patch Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Patch Grove is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Mount Hope
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Glen Haven
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bloomington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Bloomington is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Woodman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Woodman is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Shady Dell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Shady Dell is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
      • North Andover
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Ida
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Werley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Werley is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
        • Diamond Grove
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Diamond Grove is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
        • Beetown
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Flora Fountain
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Flora Fountain is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
        • Boscobel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Boscobel is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
        • Five Points
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Points is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Fennimore
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Cassville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Lancaster
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Homer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Homer is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Hurricane
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Hurricane is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
        • Hickory Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
        • Lancaster Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
        • Stitzer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Burton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Burton is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
        • McCartney
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • McCartney is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney
        • Blue River
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Blue River is located in Grant County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
        • Preston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://co.richland.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Richland Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie du Chien   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie du Chien.
      • Westport
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Westport is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Sand Prairie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
      • Excelsior
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Excelsior is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Tavera
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Tavera is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavera
      • Port Andrew
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Port Andrew is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Andrew
  • Vernon County
  • Allamakee County
    • County Website:   https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Allamakee:   Waukon (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie du Chien   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie du Chien.
      • Yellow River
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
      • Waukon Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ion
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Harpers Ferry
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Egan
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Egan is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Sixteen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sixteen is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
      • Volney
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eldergrove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
      • Waterville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Thompson Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Corner
      • Rossville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dalby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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        • Maud
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Maud is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
        • Elon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Village Creek
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Village Creek is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
        • Lyndale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Lyndale is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
        • Lansing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
        • Postville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Waukon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Church
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Church is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
        • Ludlow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Ludlow is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
        • Lycurgus
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hanover
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Hanover is located in Allamakee County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Clayton County
    • County Website:   https://www.claytoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Clayton:   Elkader (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie du Chien   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie du Chien.
      • Marquette
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • McGregor Heights
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • McGregor Heights is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Heights
      • McGregor
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Yards
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • West Yards is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
      • Giard Station ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Giard Station is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
      • Beulah
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Giard
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Giard is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
      • Froelich
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Froelich is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
      • Watson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clayton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Valdora ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Valdora is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
      • Farmersburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (31 more) ...
  • Delaware County
  • Dubuque County
  • Fayette County
  • Winneshiek County
    • County Website:   https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Winneshiek:   Decorah (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie du Chien   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie du Chien.
      • Junction ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Junction is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Frankville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Moneek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Moneek is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
      • Castalia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Washington Prairie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
      • Thoten
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie du Chien) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.