Nearest Communities to Heron Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Heron Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Heron Lake:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Heron Lake.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Heron Lake is located in Jackson County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Dickinson (IA), Emmet (IA), Osceola (IA), Cottonwood, Martin, Nobles & Watonwan.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Heron Lake. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Jackson 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 Heron Lake (which is Jackson 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 Heron Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Jackson County (where Heron Lake resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Okabena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Miloma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miloma is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Rost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rost is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- Lakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spafford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Bergen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Sioux Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.browncountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Brown: New Ulm
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Comfrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Cottonwood County
- County Website: https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cottonwood: Windom
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Windom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Storden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Westbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delft is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
- Jeffers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Mountain Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin County
- Murray County
- County Website: https://www.murray-countymn.com/
- County Seat for Murray: Slayton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Lime Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Fulda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Dovray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Wirock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wirock is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirock
- Iona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Currie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Owanka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owanka is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- The Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Nobles County
- County Website: https://www.co.nobles.mn.us/
- County Seat for Nobles: Worthington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Pfingsten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pfingsten is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfingsten
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Org
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Wilmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rushmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Bigelow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Saint Kilian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Kilian is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Ransom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Redwood County
- County Website: https://redwoodcounty-mn.us/
- County Seat for Redwood: Redwood Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Revere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lamberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sanborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Watonwan County
- County Website: https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
- County Seat for Watonwan: Saint James
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Butterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Odin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Darfur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Dickinson County
- County Website: https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Dickinson: Spirit Lake (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Beaches Resort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaches Resort
- Triboji Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triboji Beach
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Egralharve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Egralharve is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egralharve
- Spirit Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan Beach Resort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manhattan Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach Resort
- Okoboji
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Village East Resort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village East Resort
- Crescent Beach Resort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach Resort
- Crows Nest Resort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Resort
- Wahpeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Osceola County
- County Website: https://osceolacountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Osceola: Sibley (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Heron Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Heron Lake.
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Ocheyedan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Allendorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
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- Heron Lake) 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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