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Nearest Communities to Blooming Prairie,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Blooming Prairie.<1>

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

Blooming Prairie is primarily located in Steele County. A portion of Blooming Prairie extends into Dodge County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steele County: Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice & Waseca.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 127 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Blooming Prairie. Of these communities, 108 are located in counties other than Steele 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 Blooming Prairie (which is Steele 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 Blooming Prairie

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

  • Steele County   (where Blooming Prairie resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Steele:   Owatonna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blooming Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blooming Prairie.
      • Union
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bixby
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Bixby is also located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Summit
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Summit is also located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Litomysl
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Litomysl is also located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
      • River Point
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratt
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Steele Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hope
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellendale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Havana
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Saco
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Saco is also located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Rice Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Rice Lake is also located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Owatonna
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lemond
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Lemond is also located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
        • Merton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Merton is also located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
        • Clinton Falls
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Clinton Falls is also located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
        • Meriden
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Meriden is also located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
        • Medford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Deerfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Deerfield is also located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Mantorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blooming Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blooming Prairie.
      • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Westfield Center was located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Hayfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Claremont
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Vlasaty
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
      • Heritage Estates
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
      • Oslo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Oslo is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Vernon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Vernon is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Dodge Center
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
        • Former name for Dodge Center:
        • Dodge Centre
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <3>
      • Valley View Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
      • Eden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Eden is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Kasson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wasioja
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Wasioja is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Freeborn County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blooming Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blooming Prairie.
      • Maple Island
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
      • Hollandale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Muckland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Muckland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
      • Moscow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Moscow is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Geneva
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • South Hollandale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
      • Oakland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Twin Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Lerdal
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
      • Sigsbee
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
      • Clarks Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollandale Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Petran
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Petran is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
        • Bath
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Hayward
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Bancroft
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Bancroft is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Myrtle
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Albert Lea
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hartland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
        • Manchester
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Murtaugh
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Murtaugh is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
        • Stoney Creek Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Stoney Creek Estates is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek Estates
        • London
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Glenville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Armstrong
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Gordonsville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
        • Freeborn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Twin Lakes
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Alden
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Conger
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Conger is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Goodhue County
  • Mower County
  • Olmsted County
  • Rice County
  • Waseca County
  • Mitchell County
    • County Website:   https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Osage (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blooming Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blooming Prairie.
      • Mona
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
      • Otranto
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Otranto is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Stacyville Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Stacyville Junction is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Junction
      • Toeterville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Worth 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blooming Prairie) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.