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Nearest Communities to Balaton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 starting from Balaton.<1>

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

Balaton is located in Lyon County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood & Yellow Medicine.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Balaton. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Lyon 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 Balaton (which is Lyon 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 Balaton

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

  • Lyon County   (where Balaton resides)
    • County Website:   www.lyonco.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Marshall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balaton.
      • Garvin
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
        • Garvin is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Burchard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
        • Burchard is located in Lyon County
      • Russell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Florence
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Amiret
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
        • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Lynd
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
        • Lynd is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <4>
      • Tracy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
        • Tracy is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,055 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <4>
      • Village Park
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
        • Village Park is located in Lyon County
      • Garvin Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Park
        • Garvin Park is located in Lyon County
      • Marshall
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dudley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
        • Dudley is located in Lyon County
      • Ghent
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
        • Ghent is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <4>
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Green Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
          • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
        • Minneota
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneota
          • Minneota is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneota <4>
        • Taunton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Cottonwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
          • Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
  • Cottonwood County
    • County Seat for Cottonwood:   Windom
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balaton.
      • Westbrook
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
      • Storden
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
        • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Lincoln County
    • County Website:   www.co.lincoln.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Ivanhoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balaton.
      • Tyler
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
        • Tyler is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
      • Arco
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
        • Arco is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <4>
      • Lake Benton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Verdi
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
        • Verdi is located in Lincoln County
      • Ivanhoe
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
        • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <4>
      • Wilno
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilno
        • Wilno is located in Lincoln County
  • Murray County
    • County Website:   www.murray-countymn.com/
    • County Seat for Murray:   Slayton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balaton.
      • Current Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
        • Current Lake is located in Murray County
      • Lowville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
        • Lowville is located in Murray County
      • The Lakes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
        • The Lakes is located in Murray County
      • Owanka
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owanka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
        • Owanka is located in Murray County
      • Currie
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hadley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
        • Hadley is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Lake Wilson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
        • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Slayton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dovray
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
        • Dovray is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Chandler
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
          • Chandler is located in Murray County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
        • Iona
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Avoca
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
          • Avoca is located in Murray County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
        • Wirock
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirock
          • Wirock is located in Murray County
        • Fulda
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lime Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
          • Lime Creek is located in Murray County
  • Nobles County
    • County Website:   www.co.nobles.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nobles:   Worthington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balaton.
      • Leota
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
        • Leota is located in Nobles County
      • Saint Kilian
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Kilian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
        • Saint Kilian is located in Nobles County
  • Pipestone County
    • County Seat for Pipestone:   Pipestone
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balaton.
      • Ruthton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Holland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
        • Holland is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Woodstock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
        • Woodstock is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
      • Diamond Corner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
        • Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County
      • Hatfield
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
        • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Cazenovia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
        • Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County
      • Edgerton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
        • Edgerton is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>
      • Pipestone
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cresson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
        • Cresson is located in Pipestone County
      • Trosky
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Redwood County
    • County Website:   www.co.redwood.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Redwood:   Redwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Balaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Balaton.
      • Walnut Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Walnut Grove is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
      • Milroy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Revere
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
        • Revere is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revere <4>
      • Lucan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
        • Lucan is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucan <4>
      • Lamberton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton
        • Lamberton is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamberton <4>
      • Vesta
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Vesta is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Yellow Medicine County
  • Brookings County
  • Moody 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balaton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Balaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2331, Longitude: -95.8709       In this case, the coordinates for Balaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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