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Nearest Communities to Spirit Lake,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Spirit Lake.<1>

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

Spirit Lake is located in Dickinson County and is the County Seat.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickinson County: Clay, Emmet, Osceola & Jackson (MN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spirit Lake. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Dickinson 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 Spirit Lake (which is Dickinson 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 Spirit Lake

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

  • Dickinson County   (where Spirit Lake resides)
    • County Website:   https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Spirit Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spirit Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spirit Lake.
      • Orleans
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Village East Resort
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village East Resort
      • Arnolds Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Crows Nest Resort
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Resort
      • Manhattan Beach Resort
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Okoboji
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaches Resort
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaches Resort
      • Egralharve
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Egralharve is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egralharve
      • Triboji Beach
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triboji Beach
      • Wahpeton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
      • Crescent Beach Resort
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach Resort
      • West Okoboji
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Montgomery
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Montgomery is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
        • Superior
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Milford
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Old Town
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
        • Terril
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lake Park
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Hagerty
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Hagerty is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
        • Wallace
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Wallace is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Clay County
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://emmetcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Estherville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spirit Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spirit Lake.
      • Estherville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Raleigh
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Raleigh is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Huntington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Huntington is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Wallingford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gruver
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Gruver is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Bubona ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Bubona is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
      • Dolliver
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Maple Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Gridley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Gridley is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Hoprig
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfa
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Halfa is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
  • O'Brien County
    • County Website:   https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spirit Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spirit Lake.
      • Moneta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
      • Hartley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Plessis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Plessis is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
      • Max
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Max is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Osceola County
  • Palo Alto County
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Jackson (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spirit Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spirit Lake.
      • Petersburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sioux Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakefield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Alpha
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Rost
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Rost is located in Jackson County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
      • Spafford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Spafford is located in Jackson County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Okabena
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bergen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Bergen is located in Jackson County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
      • Miloma
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Miloma is located in Jackson County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
      • Wilder
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Heron Lake
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Martin County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.martin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Martin:   Fairmont (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spirit Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spirit Lake.
      • Dunnell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Ceylon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Sherburn
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fox Lake
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Fox Lake is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Wilbert
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Wilbert is located in Martin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
      • Welcome
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trimont
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nobles County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spirit Lake) 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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