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Nearest Communities to Harding,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.<1>

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

Harding 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 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Harding. Of these communities, 66 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 Harding (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 Harding

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

  • Morrison County   (where Harding resides)
  • 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 Harding   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harding.
      • Brennyville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Brennyville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
      • North Benton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • North Benton is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
      • Jakeville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Jakeville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
      • Gilman
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rice
        (26 miles [41.8 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>
      • Fruitville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Mayhew
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Rockwood Estates
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Oak Park
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ronneby
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Ronneby is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
      • Watab
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 Harding   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harding.
      • Shephard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Shephard is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shephard
      • Pine Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Center is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Center
      • Saint Mathias
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
      • Fort Ripley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Garrison
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrows
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Barrows is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows
      • Crow Wing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
      • Meadow View Manor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Meadow View Manor is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Manor
      • Lennox
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lennox is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
      • Brainerd
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodrow
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Woodrow is located in Crow Wing County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
      • Baxter
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • 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>
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        • Loerch
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Loerch is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loerch
        • Bay Lake
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Klondyke
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Klondyke is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
        • White Hawk
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • White Hawk is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hawk
        • Homecroft
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Homecroft is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
        • Oreland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Oreland is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreland
        • Riverton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
        • Legionville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
        • Crosby Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Crosby Beach is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Beach
        • Crosby
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Deerwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Ironton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Merrifield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Cuyuna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
        • Trommald
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
        • Lake Hubert
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
        • Manganese
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Manganese is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
        • Wolford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Wolford is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford
        • Nisswa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <3>
        • Pequot Terrace
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Pequot Terrace is located in Crow Wing County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Terrace
  • Mille Lacs County
    • County Website:   https://www.millelacs.mn.gov/
    • County Seat for Mille Lacs:   Milaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harding   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harding.
      • Vineland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Johnsdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Johnsdale is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsdale
      • Onamia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bayview
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Cove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Cove is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Page
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Page is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
      • Wahkon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Isle
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <3>
      • Opstead
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
      • Foreston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Milaca
        (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Stearns 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harding) 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.