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Nearest Communities to Gordonsville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Gordonsville.<1>

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


Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Freeborn County: Winnebago (IA), Worth (IA), Faribault, Mower, Steele & Waseca.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 124 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gordonsville. Of these communities, 93 are located in counties other than Freeborn 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 Gordonsville (which is Freeborn 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 Gordonsville

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

  • Freeborn County   (where Gordonsville resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Glenville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Myrtle
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Murtaugh
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Murtaugh is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
      • Stoney Creek Estates
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Stoney Creek Estates is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek Estates
      • London
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • London is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
      • Hayward
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Hollandale Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
      • Petran
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Petran is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
      • Albert Lea
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmons
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Emmons is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Sigsbee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
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        • Bancroft
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Bancroft is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Twin Grove
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
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        • Oakland
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
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        • Lerdal
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
        • South Hollandale
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
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        • Moscow
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Moscow is located in Freeborn County
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        • Armstrong
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
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        • Conger
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Conger is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Muckland
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Muckland is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
        • Clarks Grove
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Hollandale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Maple Island
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
        • Manchester
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Mansfield
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
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        • Alden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Geneva
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Bath
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Bath is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
        • Freeborn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Hartland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Faribault County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.faribault.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Faribault:   Blue Earth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Walters
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Walters is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Kiester
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Baroda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Baroda is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baroda
      • Wells
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Wells is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
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      • Bricelyn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Mower County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Mower:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Lyle
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Austin Acres
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Austin Acres is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Acres
      • Varco
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Varco is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
      • Austin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mapleview
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Mapleview is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Andyville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Andyville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
      • Corning
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Corning is located in Mower County
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      • Ramsey
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ramsey is located in Mower County
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      • Lansing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lansing is located in Mower County
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      • Nicolville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Nicolville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolville
      • Rose Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Johnsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Johnsburg is located in Mower County
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        • Brownsdale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mayville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Mayville is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
        • Adams
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Renova ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Renova is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
        • Waltham
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Elkton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Elkton is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
        • Taopi
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Taopi is located in Mower County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
        • Sargeant
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sargeant is located in Mower County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Steele County
    • County Website:   https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Steele:   Owatonna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Ellendale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Blooming Prairie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Union
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Union is located in Steele County
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      • Summit
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Summit is located in Steele County
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      • River Point
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • River Point is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
      • Bixby
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Bixby is located in Steele County
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      • Litomysl
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Litomysl is located in Steele County
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  • Waseca County
  • Cerro Gordo County
    • County Website:   https://cerrogordo.gov/
    • County Seat for Cerro Gordo:   Mason City (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Plymouth
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Creamery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Freeman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Freeman is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
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      • Plymouth Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
      • Wheelerwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Wheelerwood is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
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      • Rock Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Mason City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,682 people
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      • Registry Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Registry Park is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registry Park
      • Central Heights
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Central Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
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      • Clear Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Clear Lake is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,517 people
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      • Emery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Emery is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Mason City Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
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        • Portland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
        • Ventura
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Ventura is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <3>
        • Cameron
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
        • Ventura Heights
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Ventura Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura Heights
        • Burchinal
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
        • Hanford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Hanford is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Floyd County
  • Hancock County
  • Mitchell County
    • County Website:   https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Osage (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Otranto
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Otranto is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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      • Carpenter
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Mona
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
      • Stacyville Junction
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Stacyville Junction is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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      • Toeterville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Saint Ansgar
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dixie is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Mitchell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Stacyville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Rock Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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      • Little Cedar
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
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      • Osage
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Osage is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
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      • Meyer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
  • Winnebago County
    • County Website:   https://www.winnebagocountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Winnebago:   Forest City (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Norman ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Lake Mills
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scarville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ratna ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Ratna is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratna
      • Vinje
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
      • Leland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Forest City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Amund
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Amund is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
      • Thompson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Thompson is located in Winnebago County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
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  • Worth County
    • County Website:   https://worthcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Worth:   Northwood (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gordonsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gordonsville.
      • Northwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Deer Creek
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Silver Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Somber
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
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      • Kensett
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
      • Bolan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
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      • Lansrud
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Lansrud is located in Worth County (IA)
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      • Meltonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Meltonville is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
      • Glade
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Glade is located in Worth County (IA)
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        • Bristol
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Joice
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
        • Manly
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Manly is located in Worth County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <3>
        • Grafton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanlontown
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Hanlontown is located in Worth County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Fertile
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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- Gordonsville) 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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