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Nearest Communities to Cobden,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 starting from Cobden.<1>

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

Cobden is located in Brown County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville & Watonwan.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cobden. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Brown 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 Cobden (which is Brown 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 Cobden

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

  • Brown County   (where Cobden resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.browncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Brown:   New Ulm
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cobden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cobden.
      • Evan
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Evan is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Leavenworth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
      • Sleepy Eye
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Springfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Iberia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Iberia is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
      • Stark
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Stark is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Dotson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Dotson is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
      • Essig
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Comfrey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Traulich Estates
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Traulich Estates is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traulich Estates
      • New Ulm
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hanska
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Searles
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Searles is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
      • Linden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Linden is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Blue Earth County
  • Cottonwood County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Cottonwood:   Windom
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cobden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cobden.
      • Mountain Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Delft
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Delft is located in Cottonwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
      • Jeffers
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Bingham Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Storden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Martin County
  • Nicollet County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.nicollet.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nicollet:   Saint Peter
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cobden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cobden.
      • Saint George
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint George is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Klossner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Klossner is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klossner
      • Courtland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lafayette
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bernadotte
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
      • Poor Farm Landing
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
  • Redwood County
    • County Website:   https://redwoodcounty-mn.us/
    • County Seat for Redwood:   Redwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cobden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cobden.
      • Morgan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Morgan is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Clements
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Clements is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Gilfillan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
      • Sanborn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rowena
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rowena is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Wanda
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lamberton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Wabasso
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • North Redwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
      • Redwood Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Revere
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Seaforth
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delhi
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Delhi is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Lucan
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   https://www.renvillecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Olivia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cobden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cobden.
      • Countryview Estates
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Countryview Estates is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryview Estates
      • Franklin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fairfax
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Morton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Beaver Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
      • Bechyn
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Bechyn is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
  • Sibley County
  • Watonwan County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Watonwan:   Saint James
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cobden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cobden.
      • Darfur
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Sveadahl
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Sveadahl is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadahl
      • Godahl
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
      • La Salle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Butterfield
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Grogan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
      • Saint James Place
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place
      • Saint James
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Echols
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Echols is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
      • Madelia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Odin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Odin is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Tenmile Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner

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- Cobden) 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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