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Nearest Communities to Kerkhoven,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Kerkhoven.<1>

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

Kerkhoven is located in Swift County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Swift County: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope & Stevens.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kerkhoven. Of these communities, 47 are located in counties other than Swift 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 Kerkhoven (which is Swift 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 Kerkhoven

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

  • Swift County   (where Kerkhoven resides)
    • County Website:   https://swiftcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Swift:   Benson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerkhoven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerkhoven.
      • Murdock
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Murdock is located in Swift County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • De Graff
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • De Graff is located in Swift County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Swift Falls
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
      • Benson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clontarf
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Danvers
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Danvers is located in Swift County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Holloway
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Holloway is located in Swift County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Chippewa County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Chippewa:   Montevideo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerkhoven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerkhoven.
      • Louriston
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Louriston is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
      • Clara City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Gluek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Gluek is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluek
      • Gracelock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Gracelock is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelock
      • Bunde
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Bunde is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunde
      • Maynard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Big Bend City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
      • Hagan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Hagan is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
      • Asbury
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Asbury is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Montevideo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Watson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wegdahl
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
      • Churchill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Churchill is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
      • Milan
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Kandiyohi County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcmn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerkhoven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerkhoven.
      • Pennock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Norway Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Norway Lake is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
      • Sunburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Parkwood Estates
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Parkwood Estates is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
      • Raymond
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Priam
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Priam is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priam
      • Willmar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Wilmar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
      • Spicer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <3>
      • Prinsburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Kandiyohi
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • New London
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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        • Svea
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
        • Roseland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
        • Blomkest
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
        • Atwater
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Hawick
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
        • Regal
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Lake Lillian
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeker County
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   https://www.popecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerkhoven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerkhoven.
      • Terrace
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Terrace is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
      • Sedan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Sedan is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Pine Hill Park
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Pine Hill Park is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Park
      • Grove Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
      • Starbuck
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Renville County
  • Stearns County
    • County Website:   https://www.stearnscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerkhoven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerkhoven.
      • Belgrade
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Brooten
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Brooten is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Georgeville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Yellow Medicine County

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kerkhoven) 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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