Nearest Communities to Aitkin,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Aitkin, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Aitkin:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Aitkin.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Aitkin is located in Aitkin County and is the County Seat.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 78 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Aitkin. Of these communities, 47 are located in counties other than Aitkin 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 Aitkin (which is Aitkin 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 Aitkin
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Aitkin County (where Aitkin resides)
- County Website: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
- County Seat for Aitkin: Aitkin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Aitkin County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Aitkin County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Aitkin County
- Nearest Communities to Aitkin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Aitkin.
- Pine Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll
- Pine Knoll is located in Aitkin County
- Rossburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hassman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
- Hassman is located in Aitkin County
- Bennettville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennettville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettville
- Bennettville is located in Aitkin County
- Glory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Waldeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Kimberly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
- Cutler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Wealthwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
- Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
- Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Thor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Continue List (19 more) ...
- Waukenabo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Palisade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Aitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <4>
- Malmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Malmo is located in Aitkin County
- Bain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - McGregor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Aitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
- East Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Minnewawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
- Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
- Grayling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Sheshebee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Lawler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Haypoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
- Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
- Swatara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Libby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Libby is located in Aitkin County
- Dads Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
- Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
- Tamarack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - McGrath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
- McGrath is located in Aitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <4>
- Redtop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Shovel Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Lake
- Shovel Lake is located in Aitkin County
- Solana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waukenabo
- Cass County
- County Website: www.co.cass.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- Nearest Communities to Aitkin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Aitkin.
- Mae
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Outing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
- Outing is located in Cass County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <4>
- Crow Wing County
- County Website: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/
- County Seat for Crow Wing: Brainerd
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- Nearest Communities to Aitkin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Aitkin.
- Deerwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <4>
- White Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hawk
- White Hawk is located in Crow Wing County
- Cuyuna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Bay Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
- Oreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Crosby Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosby Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Beach
- Crosby Beach is located in Crow Wing County
- Crosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <4>
- Wolford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Klondyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Ironton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
- Manganese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Trommald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Continue List (27 more) ...
- Homecroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Little Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine
- Little Pine is located in Crow Wing County
- Mission
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Emily
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
- Emily is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <4>
- Loerch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Woodrow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Crosslake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslake
- Crosslake is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosslake <4>
- Merrifield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
- Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <4>
- Fifty Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
- Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <4>
- Manhattan Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
- Manhattan Beach is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <4>
- Pine Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Center
- Pine Center is located in Crow Wing County
- Breezy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <4>
- Legionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
- Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
- Meadow View Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Manor
- Meadow View Manor is located in Crow Wing County
- Swanburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Brainerd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <4>
- Lake Hubert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hubert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
- Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
- Lakewood Court
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Court
- Lakewood Court is located in Crow Wing County
- Pequot Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Terrace
- Pequot Terrace is located in Crow Wing County
- Nisswa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
- Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
- Pequot Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
- Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
- Shephard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Barrows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
- Jenkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
- Homecroft
- Mille Lacs County
- County Website: www.co.mille-lacs.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mille Lacs: Milaca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- Nearest Communities to Aitkin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Aitkin.
- Opstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Vineland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Bayview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Wahkon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahkon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkon
- Wahkon is located in Mille Lacs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahkon <4>
- Isle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
- Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <4>
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- Aitkin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aitkin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5334, Longitude: -93.7066 |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |