Nearest Communities to Bowstring,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bowstring, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bowstring:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bowstring is located in Itasca County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Itasca County: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Koochiching & Saint Louis.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bowstring. Of these communities, 10 are located in counties other than Itasca 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 Bowstring (which is Itasca 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 Bowstring
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Itasca County (where Bowstring resides)
- County Website: www.co.itasca.mn.us/
- County Seat for Itasca: Grand Rapids
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Itasca County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Itasca County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Itasca County
- Nearest Communities to Bowstring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bowstring.
- Alder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jessie Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessie Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Lake
- Jessie Lake is located in Itasca County
- Talmoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmoon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmoon
- Talmoon is located in Itasca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talmoon <4>
- Suomi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Marcell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcell
- Marcell is located in Itasca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcell <4>
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Itasca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
- Inger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oslund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Deer River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
- Deer River is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <4>
- Max
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Max is located in Itasca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <4>
- Bigfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigfork
- Bigfork is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigfork <4>
- Wirt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (28 more) ...
- Zemple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Ball Club
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Squaw Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Lake
- Squaw Lake is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Squaw Lake <4>
- Dora Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Lake
- Dora Lake is located in Itasca County
- Effie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Effie is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <4>
- Pomroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Bass Brook Court
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Brook Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook Court
- Bass Brook Court is located in Itasca County
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Bass Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook
- Bass Brook is located in Itasca County
- Cohasset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
- Cohasset is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohasset <4>
- Canisteo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Coleraine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleraine
- Coleraine is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleraine <4>
- Lakeview Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace
- Lakeview Terrace is located in Itasca County
- Grand Rapids
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
- Taconite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Alvwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Bovey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovey
- Bovey is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovey <4>
- Holman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Rosy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - La Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Prairie
- La Prairie is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Bergville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Gunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Marble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <4>
- Silverwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Silverwood is located in Itasca County
- Calumet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Calumet is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <4>
- Cort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Cooley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Jurgenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zemple
- Cass County
- County Website: www.co.cass.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- Nearest Communities to Bowstring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bowstring.
- Days High Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days High Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days High Landing
- Days High Landing is located in Cass County
- Bena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bena
- Bena is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bena <4>
- Elevenmile Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elevenmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Corner
- Elevenmile Corner is located in Cass County
- Ryan Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Village
- Ryan Village is located in Cass County
- Federal Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Dam
- Federal Dam is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Dam <4>
- Boy River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Bald Eagle Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Eagle Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle Center
- Bald Eagle Center is located in Cass County
- Koochiching County
- County Website: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/
- County Seat for Koochiching: International Falls
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- Nearest Communities to Bowstring ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bowstring.
- Wildwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Craigville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Koochiching County
- Pinetop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowstring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowstring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5430, Longitude: -93.7966 In this case, the coordinates for Bowstring 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |