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Nearest Communities to Alberta,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Alberta.<1>

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

Alberta is located in Stevens County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stevens County: Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Swift & Traverse.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 45 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alberta. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Stevens 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 Alberta (which is Stevens 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 Alberta

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

  • Stevens County   (where Alberta resides)
  • Big Stone County
    • County Website:   www.bigstonecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Big Stone:   Ortonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alberta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alberta.
      • Johnson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Artichoke
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artichoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
        • Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
      • Graceville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
        • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <3>
      • Clinton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Stone Colony
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
        • Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
      • Correll
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
        • Correll is located in Big Stone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Barry
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lagoona Beach
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagoona Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagoona Beach
        • Lagoona Beach is located in Big Stone County
      • Odessa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
        • Odessa is located in Big Stone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
      • Cashtown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
        • Cashtown is located in Big Stone County
      • Ortonville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
        • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <3>
  • Douglas County
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   www.co.grant.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Elbow Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alberta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alberta.
      • Herman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Norcross
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
        • Norcross is located in Grant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Hoffman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrett
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
        • Barrett is located in Grant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Thorsborg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorsborg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
        • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
      • Elbow Lake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Erdahl
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hereford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
        • Hereford is located in Grant County
  • Lac qui Parle County
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   www.mncounties3.org/pope/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alberta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alberta.
      • Cyrus
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
        • Cyrus is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <3>
      • New Prairie ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Farwell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Starbuck
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lowry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
        • Lowry is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <3>
      • Long Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Long Beach is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Swift County
    • County Website:   www.swiftcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Swift:   Benson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alberta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alberta.
      • Fairfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
        • Fairfield is located in Swift County
      • Clontarf
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
        • Clontarf is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <3>
      • Holloway
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
        • Holloway is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Danvers
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
        • Danvers is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Appleton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Benson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Traverse County
    • County Seat for Traverse:   Wheaton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alberta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alberta.
      • Collis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dumont
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
        • Dumont is located in Traverse County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Wheaton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlesville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
  • Roberts County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alberta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alberta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5732, Longitude: -96.0477    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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