Nearest Communities to French,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to French, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for French:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 French.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
French is located in Otter Tail County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otter Tail County: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Todd, Wadena & Wilkin.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of French. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Otter Tail 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 (which is Otter Tail 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
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Otter Tail County (where French resides)
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French.
- River Bluff Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- River Bluff Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Estates
- Fergus Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Lakeview Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Parkdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Wall Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Squier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Squier is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squier
- Rothsay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Erhard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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- Underwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edwards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Pelican Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Norwegian Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
- Amor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Amor is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
- Battle Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Inglewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Basswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Basswood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
- Clitherall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunvilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunvilla is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunvilla
- Nirvana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Clear View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clear View is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Dent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Moorhead
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French.
- Tansem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tansem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
- Barnesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French ...
- Melby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 French ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French.
- Wendell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hereford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hereford is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elbow Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thorsborg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Erdahl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Norcross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Barrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Traverse County
- County Website: https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/
- County Seat for Traverse: Wheaton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French.
- Tintah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Charlesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Boisberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boisberg is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisberg
- Wilkin County
- County Website: https://wilkincounty.gov/
- County Seat for Wilkin: Breckenridge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French.
- Foxhome
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Everdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Everdell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
- Doran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Nashua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Breckenridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lawndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Tenney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Brushvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brushvale is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushvale
- Childs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- McCauleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
- Richland County
- County Website: https://www.co.richland.nd.us/
- County Seat for Richland: Wahpeton (ND)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from French.
- Wahpeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Tyler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Abercrombie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmer is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Oswald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Sonora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Fairview Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Galchutt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Galchutt is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
- Enloe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enloe is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
- Great Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts County
- County Website: https://robertscosd.gov/
- County Seat for Roberts: Sisseton (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to French ...
- White Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French) 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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