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Nearest Communities to Hayward,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Hayward 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 122 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hayward. Of these communities, 91 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 Hayward (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 Hayward

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

  • Freeborn County   (where Hayward resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayward   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayward.
      • Petran
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Petran is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
      • Hollandale Junction
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
      • Sigsbee
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
      • Twin Grove
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Lerdal
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
      • South Hollandale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
      • Glenville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Murtaugh
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Murtaugh is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
      • Stoney Creek Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Stoney Creek Estates is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek Estates
      • Bancroft
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bancroft is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Albert Lea
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Oakland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
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        • Hollandale
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Muckland
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Muckland is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
        • Myrtle
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Maple Island
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
        • Moscow
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Moscow is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Clarks Grove
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Gordonsville
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
        • Twin Lakes
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Geneva
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Manchester
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Armstrong
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • London
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bath
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Conger
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Conger is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Emmons
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Emmons is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
        • Hartland
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
        • Alden
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Freeborn
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Mansfield
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Mantorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayward   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayward.
      • Hayfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Claremont
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vlasaty
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
      • Oslo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Oslo is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Vernon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Vernon is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Faribault County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.faribault.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Faribault:   Blue Earth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayward   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayward.
      • 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
      • Baroda
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Baroda is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baroda
      • Kiester
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wells
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Wells is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
      • Bricelyn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Brush Creek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Brush Creek is located in Faribault County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Mower County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Mower:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayward   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayward.
      • Austin Acres
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Austin Acres is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Acres
      • Corning
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Corning is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Austin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mapleview
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Mapleview is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Andyville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Andyville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
      • Ramsey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Ramsey is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Varco
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lansing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nicolville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Nicolville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolville
      • Mayville ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Mayville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Lyle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsdale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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        • Rose Creek
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Waltham
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Renova ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Sargeant
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Johnsburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Adams
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Elkton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Dexter
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Taopi
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Taopi is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Steele County
  • Waseca County
    • County Website:   https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waseca:   Waseca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayward   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayward.
      • New Richland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vista
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Matawan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Matawan is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matawan
      • Otisco
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Otisco is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Waldorf
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Wilton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilton is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Cerro Gordo County
  • Mitchell County
    • County Website:   https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Osage (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayward   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayward.
      • Mona
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
      • Otranto
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Otranto is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Carpenter
        (19 miles [30.6 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
      • Stacyville Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Stacyville Junction is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Junction
      • Toeterville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Ansgar
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stacyville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Dixie is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Mitchell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meyer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winnebago County
  • Worth County
    • County Website:   https://worthcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Worth:   Northwood (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hayward   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hayward.
      • Deer Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Silver Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Northwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Meltonville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Meltonville is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
      • Lansrud
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lansrud is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansrud
      • Somber
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
      • Bristol
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kensett
        (20 miles [32.2 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
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Glade
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Glade is located in Worth County (IA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
        • Joice
          (22 miles [35.4 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
        • Grafton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Manly
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Hanlontown
          (26 miles [41.8 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
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hayward) 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.