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Nearest Communities to Howard Lake,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 starting from Howard Lake.<1>

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

Howard Lake is located in Wright County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Sherburne & Stearns.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 164 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Howard Lake. Of these communities, 131 are located in counties other than Wright 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 Howard Lake (which is Wright 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 Howard Lake

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

  • Wright County   (where Howard Lake resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wright.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wright:   Buffalo
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard Lake.
      • Smith Lake
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Highland is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Rice Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Rice Lake is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Waverly
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Albright
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cokato
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Montrose
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rassat
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oster
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Oster is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oster
      • Stockholm
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Stockholm is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Albion Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • West Albion
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • West Albion is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albion
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Knapp
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Knapp is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
        • French Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • French Lake is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
        • Maple Lake
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Buffalo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Delano
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Annandale
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Buffalo Manor East
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Buffalo Manor East is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Manor East
        • Bufflao Manor
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Bufflao Manor is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflao Manor
        • Rockford Riverview Estates
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Rockford
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • South Haven
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Silver Creek
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
        • Hanover
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Saint Michael
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Enfield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Enfield is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
        • Hasty
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Monticello
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Albertville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Clearwater Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
        • Clearwater
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Otsego
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carver County
  • Hennepin County
    • County Website:   https://www.hennepin.us/
    • County Seat for Hennepin:   Minneapolis
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard Lake.
      • Lyndale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Lyndale is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Greenfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
      • Independence
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Independence is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
      • Lake Sarah
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
      • Armstrong
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Armstrong is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Saint Bonifacius
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Plain
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Minnetrista
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Burschville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Burschville is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
      • Loretto
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mound
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Leighton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Leighton is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
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        • Saga Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Saga Hill is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saga Hill
        • Dupont
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Dupont is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
        • Spring Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Stubbs Bay
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Stubbs Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Bay
        • Island Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Island Park is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
        • Medina
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Orono
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Orono is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
        • Berning Mill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Berning Mill is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berning Mill
        • Corcoran
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Crystal Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
        • Long Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Minnetonka Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Tonka Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
        • Crescent Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
        • Eureka
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Eureka is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Hamel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Rogers
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
        • Shorewood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Ditter
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Ditter is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
        • Fletcher
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Fletcher is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Greenwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
        • Excelsior
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Deephaven
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Wayzata
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Woodland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Woodland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Groveland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Groveland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Plymouth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Dayton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Maple Grove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • McLeod County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleodcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for McLeod:   Glencoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard Lake.
      • Country Acres
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Country Acres is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Winsted
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sherman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Sherman is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Lester Prairie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Silver Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Silver Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • South Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Silver Lake
      • Komensky
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Komensky is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Koniska
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Koniska is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska
      • Biscay
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hutchinson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Northview Court
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Northview Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Court
      • Plato
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Anderson Court
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Anderson Court is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Court
        • Glencoe
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Sunrise Court
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
        • McDonalds Lakeview Terrace
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Heatwole
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Heatwole is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatwole
        • Sumter
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • West Lynn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • West Lynn is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
        • Brownton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Stewart
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Stewart is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard Lake.
      • Lamson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lamson is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
      • Dassel
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West View Terrace
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • West View Terrace is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Terrace
      • Jennie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jennie is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
      • Kingston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kingston is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Darwin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Casey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Casey is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Forest City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenleaf
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Litchfield
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Beckville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Beckville is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
      • Cedar Mills
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Watkins
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Strout
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Strout is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout
        • Corvuso
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Corvuso is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvuso
        • Acton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Acton is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
        • Eden Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Manannah
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Grove City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Rosendale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Renville County
  • Sherburne County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Sherburne:   Elk River
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard Lake.
      • Salida
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Becker
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Becker is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
      • Big Lake Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Big Lake Estates is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Estates
      • Big Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge Court
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Ridge Court is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Court
      • Bailey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Bailey is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Clear Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Orono Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Orono Estates is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orono Estates
      • Elk River
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sibley County
  • Stearns County
    • County Website:   https://www.stearnscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard Lake.
      • Fairhaven
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kimball Prairie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
      • Kimball
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marty
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Marty is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
      • Saint Augusta
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Luxemburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Saint Nicholas
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
      • Rockville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howard 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.