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Nearest Communities to Grove Lake,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Grove Lake is located in Pope County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pope County: Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Stevens, Swift & Todd.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grove Lake. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Pope 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 Grove Lake (which is Pope 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 Grove Lake

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

  • Pope County   (where Grove Lake resides)
    • County Website:   www.mncounties3.org/pope/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grove Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grove Lake.
      • Sedan
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Sedan is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Westport
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Villard
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Hill Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Park
        • Pine Hill Park is located in Pope County
      • Terrace
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
        • Terrace is located in Pope County
      • Glenwood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Long Beach
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Long Beach is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Lowry
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
        • Lowry is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <4>
      • Starbuck
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • New Prairie ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Farwell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Cyrus
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
        • Cyrus is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <4>
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   www.co.douglas.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grove Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grove Lake.
      • Forada
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forada
        • Forada is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forada <4>
      • Osakis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Nelson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Nelson is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Alexandria
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hiview Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiview Park
        • Hiview Park is located in Douglas County
      • Holmes City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlos
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
        • Carlos is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <4>
      • Belle River
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Garfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kensington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Miltona
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Kandiyohi County
    • County Website:   www.co.kandiyohi.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grove Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grove Lake.
      • Sunburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
        • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Regal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
        • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Norway Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
        • Norway Lake is located in Kandiyohi County
      • New London
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Spicer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
        • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <4>
  • Stearns County
    • County Website:   www.co.stearns.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grove Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grove Lake.
      • Padua
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Padua is located in Stearns County
      • Brooten
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
        • Brooten is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Elrosa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrosa
        • Elrosa is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elrosa <4>
      • Sauk Centre
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Meire Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meire Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
        • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Belgrade
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
        • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Greenwald
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwald
        • Greenwald is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwald <4>
      • Spring Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Georgeville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
        • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
      • Melrose
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • New Munich
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Munich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munich
        • New Munich is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Munich <4>
      • Lake Henry
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
        • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Freeport
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
          • Freeport is located in Stearns County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
        • Saint Rosa
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
          • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Saint Martin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
          • Saint Martin is located in Stearns County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martin <4>
        • Saint Anthony
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Paynesville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
          • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <4>
        • Farming
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
          • Farming is located in Stearns County
        • Albany
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Roscoe
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
          • Roscoe is located in Stearns County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
        • Saint Francis
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
          • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
  • Swift County
    • County Website:   www.swiftcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Swift:   Benson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grove Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grove Lake.
      • Swift Falls
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • De Graff
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
        • De Graff is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Benson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Murdock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerkhoven
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerkhoven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerkhoven
        • Kerkhoven is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerkhoven <4>
      • Clontarf
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
        • Clontarf is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <4>
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grove Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grove Lake.
      • West Union
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
        • West Union is located in Todd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Spaulding
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
        • Spaulding is located in Todd County
      • Little Sauk
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sauk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
        • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
      • Ward Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
        • Ward Springs is located in Todd County
      • Pleasant Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
        • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
      • Round Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
        • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
      • Gutches Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gutches Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
        • Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
      • Grey Eagle
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • North Shore
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
        • North Shore is located in Todd County
      • Clotho
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Burtrum
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Prairie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
        • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grove Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grove Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6142, Longitude: -95.1573       In this case, the coordinates for Grove Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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