Nearest Communities to Dexter,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Dexter, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Dexter:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Dexter is located in Mower County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mower County: Howard (IA), Mitchell (IA), Worth (IA), Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn & Olmsted.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 127 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dexter. Of these communities, 104 are located in counties other than Mower 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 Dexter (which is Mower 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 Dexter
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mower County (where Dexter resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mower: Austin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Renova ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Grand Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sargeant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Brownsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nicolville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nicolville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolville
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waltham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taopi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Mapleview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Varco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Varco is located in Mower County
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- Andyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Andyville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Austin Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Austin Acres is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Acres
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Lyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge County
- County Website: https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
- County Seat for Dodge: Mantorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Oslo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vlasaty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Kasson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dodge Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
- Valley View Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
- Mantorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Danesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Wasioja
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
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- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Fillmore County
- County Website: https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
- County Seat for Fillmore: Preston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ostrander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Freiheit Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freiheit Spring is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit Spring
- Etna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wykoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County
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- Forestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Greenleafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
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- Carimona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Chatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Freeborn County
- County Website: https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
- County Seat for Freeborn: Albert Lea
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Maple Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Hollandale Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
- Muckland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muckland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
- South Hollandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
- Twin Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Myrtle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Hollandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Petran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Petran is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
- Sigsbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
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- Hayward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lerdal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olmsted County
- County Website: https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Olmsted: Rochester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- High Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Rock Dell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Stewartville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Judge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Judge is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Shanty Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Salem Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salem Corners is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Corners
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Golden Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Byron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
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- Oak Terrace Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Terrace Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Terrace Estates
- Predmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Cummingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Post Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Rocky Creek Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Creek Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Estates
- Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Hallmark Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallmark Terrace is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallmark Terrace
- Zumbro Ridge Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zumbro Ridge Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Ridge Estates
- Oronoco Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oronoco Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco Estates
- Eyota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ringe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ringe is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringe
- Steele County
- County Website: https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Steele: Owatonna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Blooming Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Bixby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Litomysl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Litomysl is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
- Pratt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- River Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Howard County
- County Website: https://howardcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Howard: Cresco (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lidtke Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lidtke Mill is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidtke Mill
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lime Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Lowther Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lowther Station is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowther Station
- Mitchell County
- County Website: https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Mitchell: Osage (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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- Meyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- McIntire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stacyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Mona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Toeterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otranto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Stacyville Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stacyville Junction is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Junction
- Little Cedar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
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- Saint Ansgar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brownville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Osage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
- Worth County
- County Website: https://worthcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Worth: Northwood (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dexter ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dexter.
- Meltonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Deer Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dexter) 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. |