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Nearest Communities to French Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to French Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for French Lake:
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 French Lake.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
French Lake is located in Wright County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Sherburne & Stearns.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 135 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of French Lake. Of these communities, 102 are located in counties other than Wright 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 French Lake (which is Wright 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 French Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Wright County (where French Lake resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.wright.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wright: Buffalo
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- West Albion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Albion is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albion
- Knapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knapp is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Albion Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Albion Center is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Annandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Albright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albright is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
- South Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cokato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
- Maple Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rassat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rassat is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Stockholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Howard Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Rice Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bufflao Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bufflao Manor is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflao Manor
- Hasty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Buffalo Manor East
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Manor East is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Manor East
- Clearwater Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
- Clearwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oster is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oster
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Riverview Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Michael
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Albertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Otsego
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- Sherwood Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Sauk Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Duelm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Carver County
- County Website: https://www.carvercountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Carver: Chaska
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- Hazelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Hollywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Watertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Germany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Hydes Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
- Hennepin County
- County Website: https://www.hennepin.us/
- County Seat for Hennepin: Minneapolis
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
- Lake Sarah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
- Lyndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndale is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
- Berning Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berning Mill is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berning Mill
- Burschville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burschville is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Loretto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Leighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leighton is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Saint Bonifacius
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Minnetrista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kandiyohi County
- County Website: https://www.kcmn.us/
- County Seat for Kandiyohi: Willmar
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French Lake ...
- Atwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McLeod County
- County Website: https://www.mcleodcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for McLeod: Glencoe
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- Country Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Acres is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Winsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Komensky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Komensky is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
- Silver Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Silver Lake
- Lester Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northview Court
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northview Court is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Court
- Hutchinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Koniska
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Koniska is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska
- McDonalds Lakeview Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Biscay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Heatwole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Heatwole is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatwole
- West Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Lynn is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Anderson Court
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson Court is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Court
- Glencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Court
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
- Plato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meeker County
- County Website: https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Meeker: Litchfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Dassel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West View Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West View Terrace is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Terrace
- Darwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lamson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lamson is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
- Casey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Casey is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Jennie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jennie is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
- Litchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eden Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
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- Beckville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beckville is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
- Manannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manannah is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
- Strout
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Strout is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout
- Cedar Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Acton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Grove City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crow River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crow River is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
- Corvuso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corvuso is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvuso
- Rosendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Cosmos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburne County
- County Website: https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/
- County Seat for Sherburne: Elk River
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- Becker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge Court
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge Court is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Court
- Salida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Cable
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Big Lake Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Lake Estates is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Estates
- Big Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Lake
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Orrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Lake Orono Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Orono Estates is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orono Estates
- Santiago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- 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 French Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French Lake.
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Kimball Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
- Kimball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marty is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
- Luxemburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Saint Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
- Saint Nicholas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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- Saint Cloud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waite Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riverview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roscoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collegeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hi-Vue Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
- Sartell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Farming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farming is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
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- French Lake) 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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