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Nearest Communities to Freeport,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Freeport 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 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Freeport. Of these communities, 48 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 Freeport (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 Freeport

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

  • Stearns County   (where Freeport 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 Freeport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Freeport.
      • New Munich
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Rosa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Saint Anthony
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Albany
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Melrose
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Francis
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Greenwald
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Meire Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Saint Anna
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
      • Holdingford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Martin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Farming
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Farming is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
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        • Spring Hill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
        • Avon
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • 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>
        • Sauk Centre
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Lake Henry
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Elrosa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Wendel
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
        • Collegeville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Opole
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Opole is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
        • Roscoe
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Richmond
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Cold Spring
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jacobs Prairie
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
        • Padua
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Padua is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Saint Joseph
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Paynesville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Georgeville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
        • Five Points
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Five Points is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Saint Stephen
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
        • Belgrade
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
        • Sartell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
        • Rockville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Nicholas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Evergreen Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
        • Hi-Vue Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
        • Riverview Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
        • Waite Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Brooten
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Brooten is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
        • Luxemburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Marty
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Marty is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Saint Cloud
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Saint Augusta
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • 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
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Freeport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Freeport.
      • Rice
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Evergreen Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Rockwood Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Watab
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Watab is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
      • Sauk Rapids
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sherwood Manor
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Mayhew
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Fruitville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
  • Douglas County
  • Kandiyohi County
  • Meeker County
  • 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 Freeport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Freeport.
      • Upsala
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Swanville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bowlus
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • North Prairie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Sobieski
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Flensburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Royalton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gregory
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Gregory is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Little Falls
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple Leaf Court
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Maple Leaf Court is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Court
      • Vawter
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Vawter is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
      • Randall
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Belle Prairie
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   https://www.popecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Freeport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Freeport.
      • Grove Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
      • Westport
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Westport is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Sedan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Sedan is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Villard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Freeport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Freeport.
      • Pleasant Beach
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
      • North Shore
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • North Shore is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • Ward Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Ward Springs is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
      • Grey Eagle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Spaulding
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Spaulding is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Burtrum
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Little Sauk
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
      • Pillsbury
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Round Prairie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
      • West Union
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • West Union is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Long Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gutches Grove
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
      • Browerville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Browerville is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Clotho
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Clotho is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho

Footnotes ...

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