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Nearest Communities to Idington,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Idington.<1>

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


Idington is located in Saint Louis County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 106 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Idington. Of these communities, 5 are located in counties other than Saint Louis 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 Idington (which is Saint Louis 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 Idington

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

  • Saint Louis County   (where Idington resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Saint Louis County, we have limited the list to those within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Idington (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idington.
      • Angora
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Shermans Corner
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Shermans Corner is also located in Saint Louis County
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      • Forsman
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Forsman is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsman
      • Leander
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Leander is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Cook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Cook is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <3>
      • Britt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brittmount
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Brittmount is also located in Saint Louis County
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      • Sturgeon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Sturgeon is also located in Saint Louis County
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      • Peyla
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Peyla is also located in Saint Louis County
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      • Haley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Haley is also located in Saint Louis County
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      • Wakemup
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Wakemup is also located in Saint Louis County
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      • Linden Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Linden Grove is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Mountain Iron
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Parkville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Parkville is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Franklin
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Franklin is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Hopper
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Hopper is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Kinney
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Kinney is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Virginia
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Virginia is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,299 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <3>
        • West Virginia
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • West Virginia is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Meadow Brook
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Meadow Brook is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Lucknow
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Lucknow is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Rainy Junction
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Rainy Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Wahlsten
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Wahlsten is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Gheen Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Gheen Corner is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Gheen
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Gheen is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Buhl
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Buhl is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
        • Grant
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Grant is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Largo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Largo is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Midway
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Midway is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Side Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Salo Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Salo Corner is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Tower
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Tower is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
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        • Leonidas
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Leonidas is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
        • Elcor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Elcor is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Gilbert
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Gilbert is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
        • Tower Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Tower Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • De Forest
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • De Forest is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Eveleth
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Eveleth is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
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        • Genoa
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Genoa is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Sherwood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Sherwood is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Snowden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Snowden is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Wolf
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Wolf is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Belgrade
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Biwabik
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Biwabik is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
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        • McKinley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • McKinley is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
        • Chisholm
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Chisholm is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,803 people
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        • Soudan
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Scott
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Scott is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Sparta
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sparta is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Saint Clair Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Clair Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Bear River
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Bear River is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Embarrass
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Celina
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Celina is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Iron Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Iron Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Kirk
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Kirk is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Ramshaw
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Ramshaw is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Spruce
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Spruce is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Wilpen
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Wilpen is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Pineville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pineville is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Dunwoody Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Dunwoody Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Murray
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Murray is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Glendale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Glendale is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Kitzville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Kitzville is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Lavinia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Lavinia is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Mitchell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Mitchell is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Orr
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Orr is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
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        • Greaney
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Greaney is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Cherry
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Cherry is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Aurora
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Aurora is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
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        • Brooklyn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Brooklyn is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Redore
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Redore is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Keenan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Keenan is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Mahoning
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Mahoning is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Ruby Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ruby Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Hinsdale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Hinsdale is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Forbes
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Peary
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Peary is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Hibbing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hibbing is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
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        • Scranton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Scranton is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Eagles Nest
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Eagles Nest is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Cusson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Cusson is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Colby
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Colby is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Mesaba
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mesaba is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Old Mesaba
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Old Mesaba is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Kerr
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Kerr is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Leetonia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Leetonia is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Buyck
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Hoyt Lakes
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Kelly Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Kelly Lake is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Stevenson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Stevenson is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • McComber
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • McComber is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Palo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Palo is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Wyman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wyman is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Riley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Riley is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Ridge is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Robinson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Robinson is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Onega
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Onega is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Zim
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Zim is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Allen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Allen is also located in Saint Louis County
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          • Allen has also been known as:
          • Allen Junction
        • Makinen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Makinen is also located in Saint Louis County
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        • Burntside Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Burntside Lake is also located in Saint Louis County
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  • Itasca County
  • Koochiching County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Idington) 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.