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Around Clarkfield ...

For comparison, Clarkfield has a population of 780 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Clarkfield, with the nearest first.

  • Hazel Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Boyd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Hanley Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Montevideo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Granite Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Leo
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Cottonwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Providence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
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    • Watson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wood Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Minneota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maynard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Taunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ghent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

For more communities neighboring Clarkfield, please visit our County-by-County Page for Clarkfield.

Yellow Medicine County ...

Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yellow Medicine County: Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville & Deuel (SD).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkfield ...

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 Clarkfield.

Airports Near Clarkfield ...

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 Clarkfield and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Clarkfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkfield ...

Looking for more information about Clarkfield? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Clarkfield. 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 Clarkfield, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkfield.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clarkfield.
<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 Yellow Medicine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Clarkfield), 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.