Nearest Communities to Basswood,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Basswood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Basswood:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Basswood.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Basswood is located in Otter Tail County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otter Tail County: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Todd, Wadena & Wilkin.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Basswood. Of these communities, 19 are located in counties other than Otter Tail 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 Basswood (which is Otter Tail 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 Basswood
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Otter Tail County (where Basswood resides)
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Basswood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
- Amor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amor is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottertail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Inglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Maine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maine is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Phelps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Leaf City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
- Perham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Cone Court
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Cone Court is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
- Battle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
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- Clitherall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Heinola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
- Grand View Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View Heights is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Heights
- Nirvana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Luce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Luce is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Vergas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Underwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- New York Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Henning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Deer Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Topelius
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
- Erhard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Davies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Dunvilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunvilla is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunvilla
- Pelican Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- West Wind Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- Almora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Almora is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Fergus Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lyman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Bluff Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- River Bluff Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Estates
- Clear View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clear View is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Urbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Hillview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Wadena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- French
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- French is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Norwegian Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
- Parkers Prairie Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
- Parkers Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Squier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Squier is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squier
- Rothsay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Becker County
- County Website: https://www.co.becker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Becker: Detroit Lakes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Basswood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
- Frazee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Town Lake Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Town Lake Estates is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Lake Estates
- Bucks Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Evergreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Lake Eunice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Eunice is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eunice
- Shoreham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shoreham is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Detroit Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cormorant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cormorant is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
- Rochert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Wolf Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Moorhead
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Basswood ...
- Tansem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tansem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Basswood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
- Melby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Melby is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leaf Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Grant County
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Basswood ...
- Hewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
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- Basswood) 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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