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Nearest Communities to Cold Spring,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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


Cold Spring is located in Stearns County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 115 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cold Spring. Of these communities, 71 are located in counties other than Stearns 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 Cold Spring (which is Stearns 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 Cold Spring

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

  • Stearns County   (where Cold Spring resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stearnscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • Jacobs Prairie
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
      • Richmond
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rockville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Saint Nicholas
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
      • Marty
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Marty is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
      • Pleasant Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Luxemburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Collegeville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Saint Joseph
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Farming
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Farming is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
      • Avon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Avon is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
      • Roscoe
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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        • Saint Augusta
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
        • Kimball Prairie
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Martin
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Riverview Park
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
        • Waite Park
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Five Points
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Five Points is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Albany
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Anna
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
        • Saint Wendel
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
        • Saint Cloud
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sartell
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairhaven
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
        • Evergreen Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
        • Hi-Vue Park
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
        • Paynesville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Lake Henry
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Holdingford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Saint Stephen
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
        • Freeport
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Anthony
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • New Munich
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Spring Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
        • Opole
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Opole is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
        • Saint Francis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
        • Greenwald
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Melrose
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Rosa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Meire Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Georgeville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
        • Elrosa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Belgrade
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.benton.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Foley
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • Sauk Rapids
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherwood Manor
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Evergreen Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Watab
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Watab is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
      • Rice
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Rice is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
      • Rockwood Estates
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Mayhew
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Fruitville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Parent
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Parent is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
      • Popple Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Duelm
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Duelm is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
      • Foley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jakeville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jakeville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
      • Gilman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kandiyohi County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcmn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • Hawick
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
      • Regal
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Atwater
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New London
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spicer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <3>
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • Watkins
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Eden Valley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Manannah
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Manannah is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
      • Forest City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Forest City is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Kingston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Kingston is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Crow River
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Crow River is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
      • Litchfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Grove City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Darwin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
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        • Dassel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • West View Terrace
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • West View Terrace is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Terrace
        • Casey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Casey is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
        • Acton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Acton is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
        • Beckville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Beckville is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
        • Strout
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Strout is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout
  • Morrison County
    • County Website:   https://morrisoncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Morrison:   Little Falls
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • North Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Bowlus
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Upsala
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Elmdale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Royalton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Little Rock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Rock is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Sherburne County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Sherburne:   Elk River
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • Cable
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Cable is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
      • Clear Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Briggs Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Lake
      • Becker
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Becker is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
      • Pine Ridge Court
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Pine Ridge Court is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Court
      • Salida
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Salida is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
      • Santiago
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • Pleasant Beach
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
      • North Shore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • North Shore is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • Grey Eagle
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ward Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ward Springs is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
      • Burtrum
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spaulding
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Spaulding is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
  • Wright County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wright.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wright:   Buffalo
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cold Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cold Spring.
      • South Haven
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Clearwater Estates
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
      • Clearwater
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Annandale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • French Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • French Lake is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
      • Hasty
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Hasty is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Knapp
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Knapp is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
      • Silver Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • West Albion
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • West Albion is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albion
      • Enfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Enfield is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Maple Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Albion Center
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Albion Center is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
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        • Albright
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Albright is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
        • Cokato
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Rassat
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rassat is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
        • Stockholm
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Stockholm is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
        • Highland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Highland is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Smith Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cold Spring) 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.