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Nearest Communities to Genola,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Genola.<1>

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


Genola is located in Morrison County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morrison County: Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Stearns & Todd.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 92 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Genola. Of these communities, 65 are located in counties other than Morrison 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 Genola (which is Morrison 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 Genola

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

  • Morrison County   (where Genola resides)
    • 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 Genola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Genola.
      • Pierz
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Pierz is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <3>
      • Buckman
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Buckman is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Lastrup
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Freedhem
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Freedhem is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedhem
      • Vawter
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Vawter is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
      • Platte
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Platte is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
      • Little Rock
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Little Rock is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Harding
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Harding is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Hillman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Belle Prairie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
      • Morrill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Morrill is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Gregory
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Gregory is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
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        • Camp Ripley Junction
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Junction
        • Ramey
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Ramey is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
        • Royalton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Little Falls
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Maple Leaf Court
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Maple Leaf Court is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Court
        • North Prairie
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
        • Bowlus
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sobieski
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
        • Randall
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmdale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
        • Flensburg
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
        • Upsala
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Cushing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Swanville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Lincoln
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Aitkin County
  • 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 Genola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Genola.
      • Brennyville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Brennyville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
      • Rice
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • North Benton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • North Benton is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
      • Rockwood Estates
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Jakeville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jakeville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
      • Fruitville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Mayhew
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Gilman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Watab
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Watab is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
      • Popple Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Ronneby
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Ronneby is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
      • Parent
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Parent is located in Benton County
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        • Foley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Oak Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Oak Park is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
        • Evergreen Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
        • Sauk Rapids
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Sherwood Manor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
        • Duelm
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Duelm is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
  • Cass County
  • Crow Wing County
    • County Website:   https://www.crowwing.gov/
    • County Seat for Crow Wing:   Brainerd
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Genola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Genola.
      • Shephard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Shephard is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shephard
      • Saint Mathias
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
      • Fort Ripley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Center is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Center
      • Lennox
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lennox is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
      • Crow Wing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
      • Barrows
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Barrows is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows
      • Meadow View Manor
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Meadow View Manor is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Manor
      • Garrison
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Baxter
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
      • Brainerd
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Woodrow
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Woodrow is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
      • Loerch
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Loerch is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loerch
  • Mille Lacs County
    • County Website:   https://www.millelacs.mn.gov/
    • County Seat for Mille Lacs:   Milaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Genola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Genola.
      • Johnsdale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Johnsdale is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsdale
      • Vineland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Onamia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Page
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Page is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
      • Cove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cove is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Foreston
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Bayview
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Milaca
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
      • Estes Brook
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
      • Pease
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Bock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <3>
      • Wahkon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 Genola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Genola.
      • Opole
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Opole is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
      • Saint Stephen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Holdingford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Evergreen Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Hi-Vue Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
      • Sartell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Saint Wendel
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
      • Five Points
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Five Points is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Saint Francis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Saint Anna
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
      • Riverview Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
      • Saint Cloud
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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        • Waite Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Collegeville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Joseph
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Avon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • 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>
        • Saint Anthony
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Todd County

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 from Point A (ie- Genola) 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.