Nearest Communities to Churchill,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Churchill, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Churchill:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Churchill is located in Chippewa County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chippewa County: Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift & Yellow Medicine.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Churchill. Of these communities, 40 are located in counties other than Chippewa 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 Churchill (which is Chippewa 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 Churchill
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Chippewa County (where Churchill resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
- County Seat for Chippewa: Montevideo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Churchill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Churchill.
- Watson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
- Hagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagan is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Gracelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gracelock is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelock
- Wegdahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
- Gluek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gluek is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluek
- Asbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Louriston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Louriston is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
- Maynard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clara City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bunde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bunde is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunde
- Big Stone County
- County Website: https://bigstonecounty.gov/
- County Seat for Big Stone: Ortonville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Churchill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Churchill.
- Correll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Odessa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Artichoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
- Kandiyohi County
- County Website: https://www.kcmn.us/
- County Seat for Kandiyohi: Willmar
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Churchill ...
- Raymond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lac qui Parle County
- County Website: https://lqpco.com/
- County Seat for Lac qui Parle: Madison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Churchill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Churchill.
- Lac qui Parle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <3>
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Louisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bellingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Haydenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haydenville is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Rosen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosen is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosen
- Nassau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lyon County
- County Website: https://www.lyonco.org/
- County Seat for Lyon: Marshall
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Churchill ...
- Cottonwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Renville County
- Swift County
- County Website: https://swiftcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Swift: Benson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Churchill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Churchill.
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Danvers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- De Graff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Clontarf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murdock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Kerkhoven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Medicine County
- County Website: https://www.co.ym.mn.gov/
- County Seat for Yellow Medicine: Granite Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Churchill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Churchill.
- Clarkfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Granite Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Courts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Courts is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Courts
- Saint Leo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Lorne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lorne is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorne
- Hanley Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Normania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Normania is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normania
- Canby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <3>
- Wood Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Burr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burr is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Churchill) 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. |