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Nearest Communities to Grand View Heights,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Grand View Heights 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 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grand View Heights. Of these communities, 28 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 Grand View Heights (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 Grand View Heights

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

  • Otter Tail County   (where Grand View Heights resides)
    • County Website:   https://ottertailcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Otter Tail:   Fergus Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grand View Heights   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grand View Heights.
      • Perham
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Perham is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <3>
      • Pine Cone Court
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Pine Cone Court is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
      • Richdale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Richdale is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
      • Luce
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Luce is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
      • Richville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Butler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Butler is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • New York Mills
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Davies
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Davies is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
      • Dent
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Dent is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
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      • Heinola
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Heinola is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
      • Hillview
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Hillview is also located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Ottertail
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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        • Basswood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Basswood is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Vergas
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Vergas is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <3>
        • Leaf City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Leaf City is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
        • Topelius
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Topelius is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
        • Bluffton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Bluffton is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • West Wind Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • West Wind Estates is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
        • Amor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Amor is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
        • Inglewood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Inglewood is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
        • Deer Creek
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Deer Creek is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
        • Maine
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Maine is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
        • Henning
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Henning is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <3>
        • Woodland Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Woodland Park is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
        • Wadena
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wadena is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
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        • Phelps
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Phelps is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
        • Lyman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Lyman is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
        • Clitherall
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Nirvana
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Nirvana is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
        • Dunvilla
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Dunvilla is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunvilla
        • Battle Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Vining
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Vining is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vining <3>
        • Edwards
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Edwards is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
        • Almora
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Almora is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
        • Clear View
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Clear View is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
        • Pelican Rapids
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Underwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Wrightstown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wrightstown is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
        • Erhard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Erhard is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
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        • Wall Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Wall Lake is also located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
  • Becker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.becker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Becker:   Detroit Lakes
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grand View Heights   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grand View Heights.
      • Evergreen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Frazee
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Town Lake Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Town Lake Estates is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Lake Estates
      • Wolf Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Midway
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Midway is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Rochert
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Snellman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Snellman is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellman
      • Detroit Lakes
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoreham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Shoreham is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Bucks Mill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
      • Lake Eunice
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake Eunice is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eunice
      • Richards
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Richards is located in Becker County
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        • Osage
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ponsford
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Pine Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Pine Point is located in Becker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
        • Cormorant
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Cormorant is located in Becker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
        • Audubon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Westbury
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Westbury is located in Becker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
        • Richwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Richwood is located in Becker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Hubbard County
  • Todd County
  • Wadena County

Footnotes ...

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