Nearest Communities to Superior,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Superior, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Superior:
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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Superior is located in Dickinson County.
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 Superior. 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 Superior (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 Superior
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Dickinson County (where Superior resides)
- County Website: https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Dickinson: Spirit Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Spirit Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terril
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Arnolds Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest Resort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Resort
- Village East Resort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village East Resort
- Okoboji
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaches Resort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaches Resort
- Egralharve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Egralharve is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egralharve
- Manhattan Beach Resort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Triboji Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triboji Beach
- Crescent Beach Resort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach Resort
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- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Okoboji
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Wahpeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hagerty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerty is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
- Wallace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Spencer
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Fostoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Langdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Dickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Birchwood Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood Estates is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Estates
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Gillett Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet County
- County Website: https://emmetcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Emmet: Estherville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Estherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wallingford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Gruver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Dolliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Bubona ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bubona is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
- Gridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gridley is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Hoprig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Halfa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Halfa is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Ringsted
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Kossuth County
- County Website: https://www.kossuthcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Kossuth: Algona
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Swea ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Seneca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Fenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- O'Brien County
- County Website: https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for O'Brien: Primghar
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- Moneta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Osceola County
- County Website: https://osceolacountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Osceola: Sibley
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- May City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Ocheyedan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Palo Alto County
- County Website: https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Palo Alto: Emmetsburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Graettinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
- Osgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Ruthven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emmetsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Depew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Depew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Ayrshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cylinder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Fairville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Sioux Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Lakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rost
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rost is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- Bergen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bergen is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Spafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spafford is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Okabena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Miloma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miloma is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Wilder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Martin County
- County Website: https://www.co.martin.mn.us/
- County Seat for Martin: Fairmont (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Superior ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Superior.
- Dunnell
(12 miles [19.3 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilbert is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Fox Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Lake is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trimont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont Estates is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Estates
- East Chain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Chain is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chain
- Nobles County
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- Superior) 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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