Ellston, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Indianola. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the northeast of Ellston and has a population of 12,998 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Creston. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the northwest of Ellston and has a population of 7,597 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bedford	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	1,460	9.88% decrease
	Chariton	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	4,419	3.37% decrease
	Clarinda	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,493	3.46% decrease
	Corning	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	1,600	10.26% decrease
	Corydon	E	41 mi [66 km]	1,459	8.3% decrease
	Greenfield	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,888	11.32% decrease
	Lamoni	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,450	0.25% increase
	Leon	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,884	4.99% decrease
	Mount Ayr	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,711	6.09% decrease
	Norwalk	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Osceola	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Stuart	N	46 mi [74 km]	1,703	0.53% decrease
	Winterset	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	4,820	1.09% increase
	Albany (MO)	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	1,736	10.38% decrease
	Bethany (MO)	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,069	0.58% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Afton	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	905	1.31% decrease
	Arispe	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	87	2.25% decrease
	Beaconsfield	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	11	---
	Benton	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	38	5% decrease
	Clearfield	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	352	5.12% decrease
	Decatur City	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	189	5.03% decrease
	Delphos	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	25	---
	Diagonal	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	298	4.49% decrease
	Grand River	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	191	15.11% decrease
	Kellerton	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	330	11.29% decrease
	Murray	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	796	3.92% increase
	Shannon City	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	73	4.29% increase
	Thayer	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	54	18.18% decrease
	Tingley	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	149	12.87% decrease
	Van Wert	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	214	7.36% decrease

Ringgold County

Ellston is located in Ringgold County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ringgold: Union, Decatur, Harrison (MO), Worth (MO) and Taylor.

While not sharing a border with Ringgold, the following counties are close to Ellston: Clarke, Madison and Adams.

Below are counties that are near Ellston (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Ellston:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Ellston
	Adair County	N	Zion	26 miles [41 km]
	Adams County	W	Lenox	23 miles [37 km]
	Clarke County	NE	Hopeville	9 miles [14 km]
	Decatur County	E	Grand River	7 miles [11 km]
	Lucas County	E	Last Chance	30 miles [48 km]
	Madison County	N	Barney	23 miles [37 km]
	Taylor County	SW	Blockton	24 miles [38 km]
	Union County	NW	Arispe	9 miles [14 km]
	Warren County	NE	New Virginia	30 miles [48 km]
	Wayne County	E	Humeston	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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