Nearest Communities to Jackson,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Jackson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Jackson:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Jackson.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Jackson is located in Jackson County and is the County Seat.
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 77 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Jackson. Of these communities, 66 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 Jackson (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 Jackson
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Jackson County (where Jackson resides)
- County Website: www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Petersburg
- From Jackson to Petersburg
- Lakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Lakefield is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <5>
- Bergen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Bergen is located in Jackson County
- Rost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- Rost is located in Jackson County
- Sioux Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Okabena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Spafford is located in Jackson County
- Heron Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Miloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miloma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Miloma is located in Jackson County
- Cottonwood County
- County Seat for Cottonwood: Windom
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Windom is located in Cottonwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <5>
- Bingham Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Lake
- Bingham Lake is located in Cottonwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham Lake <5>
- Mountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Lake <5>
- Delft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
- Delft is located in Cottonwood County
- Martin County
- County Website: www.co.martin.mn.us/
- County Seat for Martin: Fairmont
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Dunnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sherburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburn
- Sherburn is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburn <5>
- Fox Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Martin County
- Trimont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimont
- Trimont is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimont <5>
- Ceylon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Ceylon is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <5>
- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <5>
- Ormsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ormsby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Wilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Wilbert is located in Martin County
- Fairmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Fairmont is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,922 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
- Fairmont Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Estates
- Fairmont Estates is located in Martin County
- Northrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrop
- Northrop is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northrop <5>
- Nobles County
- County Website: www.co.nobles.mn.us/
- County Seat for Nobles: Worthington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Round Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Nobles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <5>
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watonwan County
- County Seat for Watonwan: Saint James
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Odin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Echols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echols have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Echols is located in Watonwan County
- South Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Darfur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darfur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Saint James Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place
- Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
- Saint James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Watonwan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <5>
- Clay County
- County Website: www.co.clay.ia.us/
- County Seat for Clay: Spencer (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Fostoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Langdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dickinson County
- County Website: www.co.dickinson.ia.us/
- County Seat for Dickinson: Spirit Lake (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
- Spirit Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaches Resort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaches Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaches Resort
- Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Triboji Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triboji Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triboji Beach
- Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Egralharve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egralharve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egralharve
- Egralharve is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Village East Resort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village East Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village East Resort
- Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Arnolds Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest Resort
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Resort
- Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Manhattan Beach Resort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach Resort
- Manhattan Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Okoboji
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Crescent Beach Resort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach Resort
- Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Wahpeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Okoboji
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Okoboji have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Terril
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Hagerty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagerty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
- Hagerty is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Emmet County
- County Seat for Emmet: Estherville (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Estherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
- Estherville is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <5>
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Dolliver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolliver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolliver
- Dolliver is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolliver <5>
- Gruver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Gruver is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Wallingford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Gridley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Gridley is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Bubona ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bubona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
- Bubona is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Halfa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
- Halfa is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Hoprig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoprig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoprig
- From Jackson to Hoprig
- Osceola County
- County Seat for Osceola: Sibley (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Harris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheyedan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Alto County
- County Seat for Palo Alto: Emmetsburg (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Jackson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Jackson.
- Graettinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
- Fallow is located in Palo Alto County (IA)
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- Jackson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6216, Longitude: -94.9886 |
<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> | 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. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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