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Nearest Communities to Iron Junction,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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 west 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Iron Junction.<1>

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


Iron Junction 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 117 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Iron Junction. Of these communities, 10 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 Iron Junction (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 Iron Junction

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

  • Saint Louis County   (where Iron Junction 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 Iron Junction (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 Iron Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iron Junction.
      • Spruce
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Spruce is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
      • Ramshaw
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wolf
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Wolf is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
      • Keenan
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Keenan is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan
      • Kirk
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Kirk is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • De Forest
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • De Forest is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Forest
      • Leonidas
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Leonidas is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonidas
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Snowden
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Snowden is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
      • Forbes
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Peary
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Peary is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
      • Largo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Largo is also located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Eveleth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (95 more) ...
        • Cherry
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Cherry is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
        • Genoa
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hopper
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Hopper is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
        • West Virginia
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • West Virginia is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Virginia
        • Midway
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Rainy Junction
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Rainy Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Junction
        • Sparta
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sparta is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
        • Sherwood
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Sherwood is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
        • Mountain Iron
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Parkville
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Parkville is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Virginia
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Zim
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Zim is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zim
        • Gilbert
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Gilbert is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
        • Kinney
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Kinney is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Lucknow
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Lucknow is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
        • Scott
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Scott is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
        • Elcor
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Elcor is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcor
        • Franklin
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Franklin is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Buhl
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Buhl is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
        • Grant
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Grant is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
        • Wilpen
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Wilpen is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilpen
        • Makinen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • McKinley
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • McKinley is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
        • Saint Clair Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Saint Clair Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Junction
        • Brittmount
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Brittmount is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittmount
        • Casco
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Casco is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
        • Onega
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Onega is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onega
        • Dunwoody Junction
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Dunwoody Junction is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody Junction
        • Belgrade
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Swan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Little Swan is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Swan
        • Chisholm
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Chisholm is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,803 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisholm <3>
        • Kitzville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Kitzville is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzville
        • Mitchell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Mitchell is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Redore
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Redore is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redore
        • Biwabik
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sax
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Sax is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sax
        • Central Lakes
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Central Lakes is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lakes
        • Melrude
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Brooklyn
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Brooklyn is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
        • Ruby Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Britt
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Hibbing
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Riley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Riley is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
        • Palo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Palo is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
        • Pineville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lavinia
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Lavinia is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
        • Scranton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Scranton is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
        • Kerr
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Kerr is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
        • Leetonia
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Leetonia is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
        • Mahoning
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Mahoning is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
        • Aurora
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Cotton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Dumblane
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Dumblane is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumblane
        • Kelsey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Kelsey is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
        • Kelly Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Kelly Lake is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Lake
        • Forsman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Forsman is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsman
        • Markham
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Markham is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
        • Whiteface
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Whiteface is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
        • Toivola
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Toivola is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola
        • Idington
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Idington is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idington
        • Colby
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Colby is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
        • Hull
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Hull is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
        • Stevenson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Stevenson is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
        • Salo Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Salo Corner is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salo Corner
        • Payne
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Payne is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
        • Silica
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Silica is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
        • Elmer
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Elmer is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
        • Allen
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Wyman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Wyman is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
        • Angora
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Shermans Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Shermans Corner is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermans Corner
        • Hinsdale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hinsdale is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
        • Hoyt Lakes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mesaba
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Mesaba is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesaba
        • Old Mesaba
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Old Mesaba is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mesaba
        • Meadowlands
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Meadowlands is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
        • Shaw
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Shaw is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Embarrass
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Side Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Leander
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Leander is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
        • Wahlsten
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Wahlsten is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahlsten
        • Birch
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Birch is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
        • Canyon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Peyla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Peyla is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyla
        • Sturgeon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Sturgeon is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
        • Skibo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Skibo is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skibo
        • Baden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Baden is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
        • Clappers
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Clappers is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappers
        • Cook
          (29 miles [46.7 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>
        • Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Ridge is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
        • Maney
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Maney is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney
        • Prosit
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Prosit is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosit
        • Reno
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Reno is also located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
        • Tower
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Alborn
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Itasca County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Itasca:   Grand Rapids
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iron Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iron Junction.
      • Bennett
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Bennett is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Keewatin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Keewatin is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewatin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Bengal
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bengal is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
      • Nashwauk
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cooley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Cooley is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley
      • Kevin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Kevin is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
      • Pengilly
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jurgenson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Jurgenson is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurgenson
      • Goodland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Goodland is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
      • Cort
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Cort is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cort

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- Iron Junction) 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.