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 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 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: https://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)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bergen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bergen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Rost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rost is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- 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)
- Spafford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Heron Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Miloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miloma is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Cottonwood County
- County Website: https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
- 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)
- Bingham Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Delft is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
- Martin County
- County Website: https://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)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sherburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Trimont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ormsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Wilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilbert is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Fairmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmont Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmont Estates is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Estates
- Northrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nobles County
- County Website: https://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)
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- 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 Website: https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
- 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)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Echols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Echols is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- South Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Darfur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Saint James Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place
- Saint James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
- 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: https://dickinsoncountyiowa.gov/
- 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)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spirit Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaches Resort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaches Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaches Resort
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Triboji Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triboji Beach is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triboji Beach
- Egralharve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egralharve is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egralharve
- Village East Resort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Village East Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village East Resort
- Arnolds Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest Resort
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Resort
- Manhattan Beach Resort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manhattan Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach Resort
- Okoboji
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Crescent Beach Resort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach Resort is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach Resort
- Wahpeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- 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)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- 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)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Hagerty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerty is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Emmet County
- County Website: https://emmetcountyia.gov/
- 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)
- Huntington is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Estherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Dolliver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- 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)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Gridley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Bubona ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bubona is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubona
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfa is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfa
- Hoprig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola County
- County Website: https://osceolacountyia.gov/
- 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 Website: https://paloaltocounty.iowa.gov/
- 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)
- Fallow is located in Palo Alto County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. 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. |
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