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Nearest Communities to Browns Valley,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Browns Valley.<1>

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


Browns Valley is located in Traverse County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Traverse County: Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, Wilkin, Richland (ND) & Roberts (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Browns Valley. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Traverse 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 Browns Valley (which is Traverse 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 Browns Valley

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

  • Traverse County   (where Browns Valley resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Traverse:   Wheaton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Browns Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Browns Valley.
      • Dakomin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dakomin is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakomin
      • Collis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Collis is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Dumont
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Dumont is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Wheaton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Boisberg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Boisberg is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisberg
  • Big Stone County
    • County Website:   https://bigstonecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Big Stone:   Ortonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Browns Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Browns Valley.
      • Beardsley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yankeetown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
      • Bonanza Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
      • Barry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Barry is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Foster
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Foster is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Big Stone Colony
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
      • Graceville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Clinton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lagoona Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Lagoona Beach is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagoona Beach
      • Johnson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Cashtown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cashtown is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
      • Ortonville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
  • Day County
  • Grant County
  • Marshall County
  • Roberts County
    • County Website:   https://robertscosd.gov/
    • County Seat for Roberts:   Sisseton (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Browns Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Browns Valley.
      • Peever
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Peever is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peever <3>
      • Peever Flats
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
      • Hiawatha Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
      • Madsen Beach
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Madsen Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen Beach
      • Diamond
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Diamond is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Sisseton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sisseton is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,368 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisseton <3>
      • Goodwill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Goodwill is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
        • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
      • Wilmot
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Wilmot is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <3>
      • South Dakota Park
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
        • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
      • Spring Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
        • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
      • Hartford Beach
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
        • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
      • Valley View Estates
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Valley View Estates is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Estates
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Linden Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Linden Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
        • Shady Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
        • Long Hollow Housing
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
        • New Effington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Victor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Victor is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
        • Corona
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Corona is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
        • Rosholt
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <3>
        • Schmidt Landing
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Schmidt Landing is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Landing
        • Rudebusch Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Rudebusch Corner is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudebusch Corner
        • Hammer
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
          • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
        • Claire City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Summit
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Summit is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <3>
        • Dahlberg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Dahlberg is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlberg
        • Ortley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Ortley is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <3>
        • White Rock
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browns Valley) 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.