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Nearest Communities to Echo,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yellow Medicine County: Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville & Deuel (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Echo. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Yellow Medicine 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 Echo (which is Yellow Medicine 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 Echo

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

  • Yellow Medicine County   (where Echo resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.ym.mn.gov/
    • County Seat for Yellow Medicine:   Granite Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Echo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Echo.
      • Wood Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Hanley Falls
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Lorne
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lorne is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorne
      • Granite Falls
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Courts
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Valley Courts is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Courts
      • Hazel Run
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Normania
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Normania is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normania
      • Clarkfield
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Chippewa County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Chippewa:   Montevideo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Echo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Echo.
      • Asbury
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Asbury is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Maynard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wegdahl
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
      • Bunde
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Bunde is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunde
      • Clara City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gluek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Gluek is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluek
      • Montevideo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gracelock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Gracelock is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelock
  • Kandiyohi County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcmn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Echo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Echo.
      • Prinsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Roseland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Raymond
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Blomkest
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Lac qui Parle County
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   https://www.lyonco.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Marshall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Echo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Echo.
      • Cottonwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Dudley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Dudley is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Garvin Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Garvin Park is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Park
      • Marshall
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Village Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Village Park is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
      • Ghent
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Amiret
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Amiret is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
      • Lynd
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tracy
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Minneota
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Redwood County
    • County Website:   https://redwoodcounty-mn.us/
    • County Seat for Redwood:   Redwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Echo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Echo.
      • Belview
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Belview is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
      • Vesta
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Vesta is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Delhi
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Delhi is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Seaforth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lucan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Redwood Falls
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Milroy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Redwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
      • Wabasso
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowena
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Rowena is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Gilfillan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
      • Wanda
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Clements
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Clements is located in Redwood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
        • Lamberton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Revere
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Walnut Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Morgan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Morgan is located in Redwood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   https://www.renvillecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Olivia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Echo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Echo.
      • Sacred Heart
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Renville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bechyn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Bechyn is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
      • Beaver Falls
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
      • Danube
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Morton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Olivia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bird Island
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Echo) 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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