Nearest Communities to Melvin,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Melvin, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Melvin:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Melvin.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Melvin is located in Osceola County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Osceola County: Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Jackson (MN) & Nobles (MN).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 84 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Melvin. Of these communities, 77 are located in counties other than Osceola 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 Melvin (which is Osceola 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 Melvin
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Osceola County (where Melvin resides)
- County Website: https://osceolacountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Osceola: Sibley
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- May City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Allendorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Ocheyedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Cherokee County
- County Website: https://www.cherokeecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Cherokee: Cherokee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- Larrabee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Spencer
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Everly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Birchwood Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Estates
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Langdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Peterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rossie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson County
- County Website: https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Dickinson: Spirit Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Hagerty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hagerty is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Beach Resort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach Resort
- Wahpeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- West Okoboji
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Egralharve
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Egralharve is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egralharve
- Manhattan Beach Resort
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Beaches Resort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaches Resort
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- Triboji Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triboji Beach
- Arnolds Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Okoboji
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest Resort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Resort
- Village East Resort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village East Resort
- Spirit Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Lyon County
- County Website: https://lyoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Lyon: Rock Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Little Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lakewood Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Corner is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Corner
- Lakewood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Rock Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- O'Brien County
- County Website: https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for O'Brien: Primghar
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Plessis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plessis is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
- Max
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Max is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Sanborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Evander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evander is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evander
- Ritter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Primghar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Archer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Philby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philby is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philby
- Gaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
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- Mapleside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
- Paullina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Calumet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Waterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waterman is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Sioux County
- County Website: https://siouxcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Sioux: Orange City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Matlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hospers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Newkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Hull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Sioux Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Spafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Rost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rost is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- Nobles County
- County Website: https://www.co.nobles.mn.us/
- County Seat for Nobles: Worthington (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Bigelow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Round Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Org
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Worthington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rushmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Reading
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Melvin) 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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