Nearest Communities to Barrows,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Barrows, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Barrows:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
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.
Barrows is located in Crow Wing County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crow Wing County: Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs & Morrison.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Barrows. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Crow Wing 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 Barrows (which is Crow Wing 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 Barrows
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Crow Wing County (where Barrows resides)
- County Website: https://www.crowwing.gov/
- County Seat for Crow Wing: Brainerd
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Barrows ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Barrows.
- Crow Wing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
- Baxter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View Manor is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Manor
- Saint Mathias
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
- Lennox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lennox is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
- Shephard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shephard is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shephard
- Legionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
- Woodrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodrow is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Fort Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrifield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loerch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loerch is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loerch
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Lake Hubert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
- Nisswa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Pequot Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pequot Terrace is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Terrace
- Homecroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homecroft is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Klondyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klondyke is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
- Pine Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Center is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Center
- Ironton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby Beach is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Beach
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trommald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Pequot Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bay Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Manganese
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manganese is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
- Oreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oreland is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreland
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deerwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Hawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Hawk is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hawk
- Breezy Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cuyuna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Wolford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolford is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford
- Mission
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Jenkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Court
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Court is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Court
- Crosslake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Manhattan Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swanburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swanburg is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanburg
- Aitkin County
- County Website: https://www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
- County Seat for Aitkin: Aitkin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Barrows ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Barrows.
- Nichols
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Cutler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Bennettville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bennettville is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettville
- Wealthwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
- Aitkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knoll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knoll is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Barrows ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Barrows.
- Sylvan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- East Gull Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pillager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Casino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
- Bridgeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgeman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Graff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Graff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Leader
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leader is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Ellis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Poplar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Pine River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mille Lacs County
- County Website: https://www.millelacs.mn.gov/
- County Seat for Mille Lacs: Milaca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Barrows ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Barrows.
- Vineland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Johnsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsdale is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsdale
- Morrison County
- County Website: https://morrisoncountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Morrison: Little Falls
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Barrows ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Barrows.
- Platte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Platte is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
- Camp Ripley Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Junction
- Harding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Freedhem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Freedhem is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedhem
- Belle Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Randall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Motley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cushing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lastrup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Leaf Court
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Leaf Court is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Court
- Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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- Pierz
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Genola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Gregory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Vawter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vawter is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Hillman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flensburg is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Buckman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Sobieski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sobieski is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Barrows ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Barrows.
- Philbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Staples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wadena County
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Barrows ...
- Esterdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esterdy is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterdy
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrows) 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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