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Nearest Communities to Ringsted,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 from Ringsted.<1>

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

Ringsted is located in Emmet County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Emmet County: Dickinson, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Jackson (MN) & Martin (MN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 76 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ringsted. Of these communities, 63 are located in counties other than Emmet 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 Ringsted (which is Emmet 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 Ringsted

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

  • Emmet County   (where Ringsted resides)
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ringsted   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ringsted.
      • Forsyth
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Forsyth is also located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Halfa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Halfa is also located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
      • Hoprig
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Armstrong
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Gridley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Gridley is also located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Bubona was located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
      • Maple Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Hill is also located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Gruver
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gruver is also located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Dolliver
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallingford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Estherville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Raleigh
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Raleigh is also located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Huntington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Huntington is also located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
  • Hancock County
  • Humboldt County
  • Kossuth County
    • County Website:   https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Kossuth:   Algona
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ringsted   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ringsted.
      • Seneca
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Fenton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Swea ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Swea was located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
      • Lone Rock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Swea City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lotts Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lotts Creek is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Creek
      • Bancroft
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Burt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Burt is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Whittemore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Gerled
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ledyard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hobarton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Hobarton is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobarton
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        • Lakota
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
        • Algona
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Moores Siding ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Moores Siding was located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Siding
        • Titonka
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
        • German Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Irvington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sexton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Stevens
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Stevens is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
        • Galbraith
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Galbraith is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith
        • Saint Benedict
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Benedict is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Saint Joseph
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
        • Wesley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Palo Alto County
    • County Website:   https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Palo Alto:   Emmetsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ringsted   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ringsted.
      • Depew
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Depew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Fairville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Osgood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Graettinger
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cylinder
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Emmetsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fallow
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
      • Rodman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ruthven
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bend
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ayrshire
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Curlew
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mallard
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Pocahontas County
  • Winnebago County
  • Faribault County
  • Jackson County
  • Martin County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.martin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Martin:   Fairmont (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ringsted   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ringsted.
      • Ceylon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <3>
      • Wilbert
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Wilbert is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
      • East Chain
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • East Chain is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chain
      • Dunnell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Fairmont
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fairmont Estates
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Fairmont Estates is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Estates
      • Imogene
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Imogene is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
      • Welcome
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fox Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Fox Lake is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Sherburn
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Granada
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Northrop
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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- Ringsted) 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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