Nearest Communities to Alger,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Alger, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Alger:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Alger.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Alger is located in Lake County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Cook, Saint Louis, Ashland (WI), Bayfield (WI) & Douglas (WI).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alger. Of these communities, 22 are located in counties other than Lake 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 Alger (which is Lake 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 Alger
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lake County (where Alger resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.lake.mn.us/
- County Seat for Lake: Two Harbors
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alger ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alger.
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- York is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lauren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lauren is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauren
- Stewart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Waldo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Two Harbors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Castle Danger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castle Danger is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Danger
- Beaver Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- McNair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McNair is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Larsmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Larsmont is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsmont
- Darby Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darby Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Junction
- Knife River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Norshor Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norshor Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norshor Junction
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Toimi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Toimi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toimi
- Scott Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scott Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Junction
- Beaver Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Junction
- East Beaver Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Beaver Bay
- Whyte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whyte is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Lax Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lax Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax Lake
- Silver Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winter is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Finland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Illgen City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Illgen City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illgen City
- Jay See Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jay See Landing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay See Landing
- Bell Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Harbor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Harbor
- Kennedy Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Landing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Landing
- Murphy City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
- Saint Louis County
- County Website: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Saint Louis: Duluth
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alger ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alger.
- Rollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Brimson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breda is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Hornby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Bassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Palmers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmers is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmers
- Fairbanks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- French River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- French River is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French River
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Reno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Clappers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clappers is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappers
- Lakewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Markham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Lester Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Skibo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skibo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skibo
- Fredenberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fredenberg is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredenberg
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Hunters Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Park
- Bayfield County
- County Website: https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/
- County Seat for Bayfield: Washburn (WI)
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Alger ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alger.
- Bark Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Point is located in Bayfield County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Point
- Herbster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herbster is located in Bayfield County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbster
- Port Wing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Wing is located in Bayfield County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wing
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alger) 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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