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

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

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

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

Island Lake is located in Beltrami County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beltrami County: Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington & Roseau.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 48 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Island Lake. Of these communities, 14 are located in counties other than Beltrami 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 Island Lake (which is Beltrami 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 Island Lake

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

  • Beltrami County   (where Island Lake resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.beltrami.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Beltrami:   Bemidji
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
      • Red Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Debs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Redby
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Rock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nebish
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Puposky
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Aure
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aure
        • Aure is located in Beltrami County
      • Werner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Werner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werner
        • Werner is located in Beltrami County
      • Pinewood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ponemah
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Quiring
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scribner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
        • Scribner is located in Beltrami County
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Secluded Acres
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secluded Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Acres
          • Secluded Acres is located in Beltrami County
        • Birchmont
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchmont
          • Birchmont is located in Beltrami County
        • Tenstrike
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Turtle River
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodland Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
          • Woodland Park is located in Beltrami County
        • Hines
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Langor
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Solway
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Wilton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Inez
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
          • Inez is located in Beltrami County
        • Saum
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lavinia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Blackduck
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Bemidji
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Norway Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Park
          • Norway Park is located in Beltrami County
        • Shotley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Andrusia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrusia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrusia
          • Andrusia is located in Beltrami County
        • Funkley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Shooks
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Rosby
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
          • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
        • Kelliher
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Otto
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
          • Otto is located in Beltrami County
  • Clearwater County
    • County Website:   www.co.clearwater.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Clearwater:   Bagley
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
      • Leonard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
        • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <3>
      • Clearbrook
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
        • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <3>
      • Shevlin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shevlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
        • Shevlin is located in Clearwater County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shevlin <3>
      • Berner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berner
        • Berner is located in Clearwater County
      • Gonvick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonvick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonvick
        • Gonvick is located in Clearwater County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonvick <3>
      • Winsor
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsor
        • Winsor is located in Clearwater County
      • Bagley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
        • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <3>
      • Weme
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weme
        • Weme is located in Clearwater County
      • Alida
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
        • Alida is located in Clearwater County
  • Hubbard County
    • County Website:   www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Hubbard:   Park Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
      • Becida
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becida
        • Becida is located in Hubbard County
      • Nary
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nary
        • Nary is located in Hubbard County
  • Itasca County
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   www.co.polk.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Crookston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
      • Gully
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
        • Gully is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Olga
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
        • Olga is located in Polk County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7887, Longitude: -95.0182    
<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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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