Nearest Communities to Granite,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Granite, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Granite:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Granite.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Granite is located in Lyon County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Osceola, Sioux, Nobles (MN), Rock (MN), Lincoln (SD) & Minnehaha (SD).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Granite. Of these communities, 86 are located in counties other than Lyon 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 Granite (which is Lyon 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 Granite
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lyon County (where Granite resides)
- County Website: https://lyoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Lyon: Rock Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Klondike
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Larchwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Beloit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Inwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alvord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Corner is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Corner
- Lakewood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Edna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux County
- County Website: https://siouxcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Sioux: Orange City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Elm Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Spring is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Spring
- Rock Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Hull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Park is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Nobles County
- Pipestone County
- County Website: https://www.pipestone-county.com/
- County Seat for Pipestone: Pipestone (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Rock County
- County Website: https://www.co.rock.mn.us/
- County Seat for Rock: Luverne (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Bruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Beaver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Steen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ash Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Luverne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kanaranzi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hardwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://www.claycountysd.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Vermillion (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- Lincoln County
- County Website: https://www.lincolncountysd.gov/
- County Seat for Lincoln: Canton (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Shindler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Worthing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tea is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <3>
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lennox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Naomi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Naomi is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Moe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norway Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norway Center is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Minnehaha County
- County Website: https://www.minnehahacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Minnehaha: Sioux Falls (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Rowena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benclare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- East Sioux Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Pine Lakes Addition
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
- Split Rock Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
- Indian Hill Division
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hill Division is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Division
- Ingberg Tracts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingberg Tracts is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingberg Tracts
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cactus Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cactus Heights is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Heights
- Valley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- Norton Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
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- Sioux Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Froelich Addition
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Froelich Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich Addition
- Andys Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andys Acres is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andys Acres
- Meadow View Addition
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Hayward Addition
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Booge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Booge is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
- Martindale Addition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale Addition
- Reppert Addition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reppert Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reppert Addition
- Webster Grove Addition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Grove Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Grove Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 156 people
- Silver Valley Addition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
- McCroskey Addition
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCroskey Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Addition
- Renner Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
- Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
- Renner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline Heights is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Sorum Addition
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sorum Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorum Addition
- Sorum Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sorum Heights is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorum Heights
- Ellis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Corner is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Corner
- Estimated population in 2014: 99 people
- Country Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Country Acres is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- El Rancho Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- El Rancho Acres is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 27 people
- West Acres Development
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Acres Development is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acres Development
- Estimated population in 2014: 180 people
- Garretson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Oak Park Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Park Estates is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Estates
- Crooks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crooks is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <3>
- Johnsons Addition
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Addition
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Baltic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baltic is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <3>
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dell Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pumpkin Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
- Colton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moody County
- Turner County
- County Website: https://turner.sdcounties.org/
- County Seat for Turner: Parker (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Chancellor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Turner County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union County
- County Website: https://unioncountysd.org/
- County Seat for Union: Elk Point (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Granite ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Granite.
- Beresford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <3>
- Alcester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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- Granite) 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. |