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Nearest Communities to Hayfield,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

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


Hayfield is located in Dodge County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice & Steele.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 131 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hayfield. Of these communities, 115 are located in counties other than Dodge 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 Hayfield (which is Dodge 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 Hayfield

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

  • Dodge County   (where Hayfield resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Mantorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayfield.
      • Oslo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Oslo is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Vernon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Vernon is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vlasaty
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
      • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Dodge Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Heritage Estates
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
      • Valley View Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
      • Kasson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mantorville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Eden is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Wasioja
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Wasioja is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
      • Claremont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Fillmore County
  • Freeborn County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayfield.
      • Moscow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Moscow is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Maple Island
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
      • Hollandale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Muckland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Muckland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
      • Oakland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • South Hollandale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
      • Twin Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Geneva
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sigsbee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
      • Hollandale Junction
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
      • Lerdal
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
      • Petran
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Petran is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
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  • Goodhue County
  • Mower County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Mower:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayfield.
      • Waltham
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sargeant
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Mayville ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Mayville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Brownsdale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Renova ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lansing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dexter
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Andyville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Andyville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
      • Corning
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Corning is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Ramsey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Ramsey is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Nicolville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Nicolville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolville
      • Mapleview
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mapleview is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
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  • Olmsted County
    • County Website:   https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Olmsted:   Rochester
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayfield.
      • Rock Dell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Shanty Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
      • Salem Corners
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Salem Corners is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Corners
      • Byron
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Byron is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <3>
      • High Forest
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Stewartville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Post Town
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
      • Judge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Judge is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
      • Genoa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochester
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Golden Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
      • Douglas
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Douglas is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Simpson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Oak Terrace Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Oak Terrace Estates is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Terrace Estates
        • Pleasant Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
        • Rocky Creek Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Rocky Creek Estates is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Estates
        • Hallmark Terrace
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Hallmark Terrace is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallmark Terrace
        • Oronoco Estates
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Oronoco Estates is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco Estates
        • Zumbro Ridge Estates
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Zumbro Ridge Estates is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Ridge Estates
        • Oronoco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Marion
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Marion is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
        • Predmore
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Chester
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Chester is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
        • Cedar Beach
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
        • Ringe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Ringe is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringe
        • Cummingsville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Cummingsville is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
  • Rice County
  • Steele County
  • Wabasha County
  • Mitchell County
  • Worth County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hayfield) 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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