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Nearest Communities to Bratsberg,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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.<1>

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

Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fillmore County: Howard (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Houston, Mower, Olmsted & Winona.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 156 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bratsberg. Of these communities, 119 are located in counties other than Fillmore 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 Bratsberg (which is Fillmore 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 Bratsberg

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

  • Fillmore County   (where Bratsberg resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Preston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bratsberg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bratsberg.
      • Rushford Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • South Rushford
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Peterson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rushford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Choice
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Choice is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
      • Highland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Highland is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Whalan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Tawney
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Tawney is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawney
      • Arendahl
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Arendahl is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendahl
      • Amherst
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Amherst is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Lanesboro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Newburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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        • Henrytown
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
        • Lenora
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lenora is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
        • Mabel
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Isinours
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Isinours is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isinours
        • Hutton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Hutton is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
        • Bucksnort
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Bucksnort is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
        • Prosper
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Prosper is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
        • Canton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Preston
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Harmony
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Spring
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Big Spring is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
        • Fountain
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Carimona
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Chatfield
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Bristol
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Bristol is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Forestville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Forestville is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
        • Granger
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Greenleafton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
        • Fillmore
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Wykoff
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Cherry Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
        • Freiheit Spring
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Freiheit Spring is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit Spring
        • York
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Washington
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Washington is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
        • Etna
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.houston.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Houston:   Caledonia
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bratsberg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bratsberg.
      • Yucatan
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Perkins
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Perkins is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Money Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Hammer
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Black Hammer is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
      • Sheldon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Sheldon is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Houston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Schechs Mill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Schechs Mill is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schechs Mill
      • Riceford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Spring Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Newhouse
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Newhouse is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
      • Willington Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Caledonia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Highland Park Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pine Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Pine Estates is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Estates
        • Wilmington
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • South Ridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • South Ridge is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
        • Bee
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Pine Creek
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Pine Creek is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
        • Village Terrace
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Village Terrace is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Terrace
        • Hokah
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Eitzen
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Freeburg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Freeburg is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
        • La Crescent
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Brownsville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • River Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • River Junction is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
        • Shepardson's Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Shepardson's Park is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardson's Park
        • Reno
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Cee Jefferson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Cee Jefferson is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Jefferson
  • Olmsted County
  • Winona County
    • County Website:   https://www.winonacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Winona:   Winona
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bratsberg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bratsberg.
      • Hart
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Hart is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Fremont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Fremont is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Wyattville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Centerville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Centerville is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Witoka
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Witoka is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witoka
      • Clyde
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ridgeway is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Lewiston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • New Hartford
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • New Hartford is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Troy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Saratoga
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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        • Utica
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Stockton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Stockton is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
        • Nodine
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bethany
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Bethany is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
        • Morningside Terrace
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Morningside Terrace is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Terrace
        • Sugarloaf
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Sugarloaf is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
        • Pickwick
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Pickwick is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
        • Saint Charles
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Winona
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Homer
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Homer is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Goodview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Goodview is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
        • Dakota
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Dakota is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
        • Donehower
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Donehower is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donehower
        • Lamoille
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Altura
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Minnesota City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Dresbach
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Dresbach is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
        • Rollingstone
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Crystal Spring
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Crystal Spring is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
        • Oakridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Oakridge is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
        • Elba
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Elba is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
        • Whitman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Whitman is located in Winona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Allamakee County
  • Howard County
  • Winneshiek County
  • Buffalo County
  • La Crosse County
    • County Website:   https://www.lacrossecounty.org/
    • County Seat for La Crosse:   La Crosse (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bratsberg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bratsberg.
      • Sunset Point ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Sunset Point is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
      • French Island
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • La Crosse
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West La Crosse
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • West La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West La Crosse
      • Herrington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Herrington is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
      • North La Crosse
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
      • Brice Prairie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
      • Lakeview ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lakeview is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Calvert
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Calvert is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
      • Cold Springs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Grand Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Maple Grove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Onalaska
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Midway
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • New Amsterdam
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
        • Holiday Heights
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Holiday Heights is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
        • Medary
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Medary is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
        • Holmen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
        • Shelby
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Trempealeau County
    • County Website:   https://co.trempealeau.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Trempealeau:   Whitehall (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bratsberg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bratsberg.
      • Pine Creek ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Trempealeau
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
      • West Prairie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • West Prairie is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
      • Wrights Corners
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Centerville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Dodge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Dodge is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Vernon County

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 from Point A (ie- Bratsberg) 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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