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Nearest Communities to Forada,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Forada is located in Douglas County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens & Todd.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Forada. Of these communities, 46 are located in counties other than Douglas 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 Forada (which is Douglas 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 Forada

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

  • Douglas County   (where Forada resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forada   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forada.
      • Alexandria
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hiview Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Hiview Park is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiview Park
      • Nelson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Nelson is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Holmes City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
      • Osakis
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Garfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlos
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Belle River
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Belle River is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Brandon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kensington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Miltona
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Leaf Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
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        • Spruce Center
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
        • Rose City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Rose City is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
        • Evansville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Millerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Millerville is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
        • Melby
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Melby is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.grant.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Elbow Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forada   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forada.
      • Hoffman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Erdahl
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Erdahl is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Barrett
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Barrett is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Thorsborg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
      • Ashby
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kandiyohi County
  • Otter Tail County
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   https://www.popecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forada   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forada.
      • Villard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Long Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Long Beach is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Lowry
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Westport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Westport is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Pine Hill Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Pine Hill Park is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Park
      • Farwell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Farwell is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Starbuck
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sedan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Sedan is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Grove Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
      • New Prairie ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • New Prairie is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
      • Terrace
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Terrace is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
      • Cyrus
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stearns County
    • 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 Forada   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forada.
      • Padua
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Padua is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
      • Sauk Centre
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brooten
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Brooten is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Elrosa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Meire Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Melrose
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenwald
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Belgrade
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Stevens County
  • Swift County
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forada   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forada.
      • West Union
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • West Union is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Little Sauk
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
      • Clotho
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Clotho is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
      • Gutches Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
      • Round Prairie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
      • Spaulding
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Spaulding is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Ward Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Ward Springs is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
      • Long Prairie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grey Eagle
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • North Shore
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • North Shore is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • Pleasant Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
      • Clarissa
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Bend
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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- Forada) 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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