Around Blooming Prairie ...
For comparison, Blooming Prairie has a population of 1,900 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Blooming Prairie, with the nearest first.
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waltham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hollandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pratt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Brownsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For more communities neighboring Blooming Prairie, please visit our County-by-County Page for Blooming Prairie.
Steele County ...
Blooming Prairie is primarily located in Steele County<3>. A portion of Blooming Prairie extends into Dodge County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steele County: Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice & Waseca.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blooming Prairie ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blooming Prairie.
Airports Near Blooming Prairie ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Blooming Prairie and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Blooming Prairie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blooming Prairie ...
Looking for more information about Blooming Prairie? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Blooming Prairie. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Blooming Prairie, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blooming Prairie.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Minnesota:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Blooming Prairie. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blooming Prairie), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |