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Nearest Communities to Dotson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Dotson.<1>

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

Dotson 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 58 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dotson. Of these communities, 44 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 Dotson (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 Dotson

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

  • Brown County   (where Dotson resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.brown.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Brown:   New Ulm
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dotson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dotson.
      • Springfield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
        • Springfield is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
      • Comfrey
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leavenworth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leavenworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
        • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Cobden
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
        • Cobden is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Evan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
        • Evan is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Iberia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
        • Iberia is located in Brown County
      • Sleepy Eye
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
        • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <4>
      • Stark
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
        • Stark is located in Brown County
      • Essig
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanska
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanska
        • Hanska is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanska <4>
      • Searles
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
        • Searles is located in Brown County
      • Traulich Estates
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traulich Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traulich Estates
        • Traulich Estates is located in Brown County
      • Linden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
        • Linden is located in Brown County
      • New Ulm
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Cottonwood County
    • County Seat for Cottonwood:   Windom
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dotson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dotson.
      • Jeffers
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
        • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Delft
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
        • Delft is located in Cottonwood County
      • Mountain Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
        • Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,044 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Lake <4>
      • Bingham Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Lake
        • Bingham Lake is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham Lake <4>
      • Storden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
        • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Windom
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
        • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <4>
      • Westbrook
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   www.co.jackson.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Jackson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dotson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dotson.
      • Wilder
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
        • Wilder is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Bergen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
        • Bergen is located in Jackson County
      • Heron Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
        • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Martin County
  • Murray County
  • Nicollet County
  • Redwood County
    • County Website:   www.co.redwood.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Redwood:   Redwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dotson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dotson.
      • Sanborn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Clements
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
        • Clements is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Wanda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
        • Wanda is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <4>
      • Lamberton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton
        • Lamberton is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamberton <4>
      • Rowena
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
        • Rowena is located in Redwood County
      • Morgan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Morgan is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Revere
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
        • Revere is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revere <4>
      • Gilfillan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilfillan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
        • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
      • Wabasso
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
        • Wabasso is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasso <4>
      • Walnut Grove
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Walnut Grove is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
      • Redwood Falls
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Falls
        • Redwood Falls is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,946 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Falls <4>
      • Lucan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
        • Lucan is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucan <4>
      • Seaforth
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
        • Seaforth is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <4>
      • North Redwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Redwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
        • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   www.co.renville.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Olivia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dotson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dotson.
      • Franklin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Morton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
        • Morton is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
      • Countryview Estates
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryview Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryview Estates
        • Countryview Estates is located in Renville County
      • Beaver Falls
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
        • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
      • Fairfax
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
        • Fairfax is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
  • Watonwan County
    • County Seat for Watonwan:   Saint James
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dotson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dotson.
      • Darfur
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darfur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
        • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Sveadahl
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sveadahl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadahl
        • Sveadahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Butterfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
        • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Godahl
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godahl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
        • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Saint James Place
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place
        • Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
      • La Salle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
        • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Saint James
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
        • Saint James is located in Watonwan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <4>
      • Echols
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echols have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
        • Echols is located in Watonwan County
      • Odin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
        • Odin is located in Watonwan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Grogan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grogan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
        • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
      • Madelia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelia
        • Madelia is located in Watonwan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madelia <4>
      • South Branch
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
        • South Branch is located in Watonwan County

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 from Point A (ie- Dotson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dotson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1719, Longitude: -94.9947       In this case, the coordinates for Dotson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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