Nearest Communities to Heinola,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Heinola, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Heinola:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
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.
Heinola 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 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Heinola. Of these communities, 25 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 Heinola (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 Heinola
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Otter Tail County (where Heinola resides)
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heinola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heinola.
- New York Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leaf City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
- Topelius
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Richdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
- Ottertail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- West Wind Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- Henning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Davies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
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- Woodland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grand View Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Heights is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Heights
- Perham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Cone Court
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Cone Court is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
- Inglewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Basswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Basswood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
- Almora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Almora is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Nirvana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Vining
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Dent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Clitherall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amor is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
- Hillview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Luce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Luce is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Battle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maine is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Phelps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Parkers Prairie Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
- Parkers Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vergas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Urbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Underwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Wall Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Lake is 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 Heinola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heinola.
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Frazee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Town Lake Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Town Lake Estates is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Lake Estates
- Wolf Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Snellman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Snellman is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellman
- Bucks Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Rochert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heinola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heinola.
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Leaf Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Miltona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spruce Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
- Rose City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rose City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Hubbard County
- County Website: https://www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
- County Seat for Hubbard: Park Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heinola ...
- Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heinola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heinola.
- Hewitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Bertha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Staples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wadena County
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heinola ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heinola.
- Blue Grass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Verndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sebeka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aldrich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aldrich is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Menahga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nimrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oylen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oylen is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylen
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- Heinola) 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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