Nearest Communities to Henning,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Henning, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Henning:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Henning.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Henning 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 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Henning. Of these communities, 28 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 Henning (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 Henning
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Otter Tail County (where Henning resides)
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Henning ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Henning.
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Leaf City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
- Almora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almora is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Vining
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Nirvana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Ottertail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Heinola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
- Clitherall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Inglewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Wrightstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
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- Parkers Prairie Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
- Parkers Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New York Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Topelius
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
- Battle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- West Wind Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- Urbank
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Amor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amor is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
- Basswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Basswood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
- Richville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
- Wadena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maine is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Phelps
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Davies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Grand View Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grand View Heights is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Heights
- Perham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Cone Court
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Cone Court is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
- Dent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Luce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luce is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Wall Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Hillview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Edwards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Parkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Vergas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Fergus Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Becker County
- County Website: https://www.co.becker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Becker: Detroit Lakes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Henning ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Henning.
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Frazee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Town Lake Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Town Lake Estates is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Lake Estates
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Henning ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Henning.
- Leaf Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Miltona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spruce Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
- Rose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Melby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melby is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carlos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belle River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle River is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Garfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hiview Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hiview Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiview Park
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grant County
- County Website: https://www.co.grant.mn.us/
- County Seat for Grant: Elbow Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Henning ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Henning.
- Ashby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Erdahl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Henning ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Henning.
- Hewitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Bertha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eagle Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clotho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Staples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wadena County
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Henning ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Henning.
- Verndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aldrich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aldrich is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Blue Grass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Sebeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Henning) 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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