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Nearest Communities to Lafayette,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Lafayette.<1>

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

Lafayette is located in Nicollet County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nicollet County: Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Renville & Sibley.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 92 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lafayette. Of these communities, 74 are located in counties other than Nicollet 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 Lafayette (which is Nicollet 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 Lafayette

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

  • Nicollet County   (where Lafayette resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.nicollet.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nicollet:   Saint Peter
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Bernadotte
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
      • Klossner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Klossner is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klossner
      • Saint George
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint George is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • New Sweden
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • Poor Farm Landing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
      • Courtland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Norseland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
      • Nicollet Landing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Nicollet Landing is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet Landing
      • Nicollet
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oshawa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
      • North Star
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • North Star is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • Traverse
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Traverse is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
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        • Kerns
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Kerns is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
        • Saint Peter
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Avalon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Avalon is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
        • Camelot Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Camelot Park is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Park
        • North Mankato
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Riverbend Estates
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverbend Estates is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend Estates
  • Blue Earth County
    • County Website:   https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Blue Earth:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Cambria
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Cambria is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Judson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Butternut
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Butternut is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Lake Crystal
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Perth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Perth is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Benning
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Benning is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benning
      • LeHillier
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • LeHillier is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeHillier
      • Mankato
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <3>
      • Skyline
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Belle Haven
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Belle Haven is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
      • Garden City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Rapidan
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.browncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Brown:   New Ulm
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Traulich Estates
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Traulich Estates is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traulich Estates
      • New Ulm
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Essig
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Searles
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Searles is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
      • Linden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Linden is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Sleepy Eye
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stark
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Stark is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Iberia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Iberia is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
      • Hanska
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Evan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Evan is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Cobden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Cobden is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Leavenworth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Carver County
  • Le Sueur County
    • County Website:   https://www.lesueurcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Le Sueur:   Le Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Ottawa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Le Sueur
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kasota
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsway Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Kingsway Estates is located in Le Sueur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Estates
      • Cleveland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Saint Henry
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • McLeod County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleodcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for McLeod:   Glencoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Fernando
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Fernando is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
      • Brownton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Stewart
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Stewart is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Sumter
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Sumter is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
      • Anderson Court
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Anderson Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Court
      • Glencoe
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunrise Court
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
      • Biscay
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Biscay is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Heatwole
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Heatwole is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatwole
      • Koniska
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Koniska is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska
      • West Lynn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • West Lynn is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
      • Plato
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hutchinson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • McDonalds Lakeview Terrace
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Redwood County
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   https://www.renvillecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Olivia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Countryview Estates
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Countryview Estates is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryview Estates
      • Fairfax
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hector
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Lakeside is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Churchill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Churchill is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
      • Morton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Scott County
  • Sibley County
    • County Website:   https://www.sibleycounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Sibley:   Gaylord
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Winthrop
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gibbon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaylord
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rush River
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Rush River is located in Sibley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
      • New Rome
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • New Rome is located in Sibley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
      • New Auburn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Allansons Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Allansons Park is located in Sibley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allansons Park
      • Henderson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jessenland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Jessenland is located in Sibley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessenland
      • Sibley Estates East
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Sibley Estates East is located in Sibley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Estates East
      • Green Isle
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Watonwan County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Watonwan:   Saint James
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafayette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafayette.
      • Godahl
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
      • La Salle
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Madelia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Grogan
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
      • Sveadahl
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Sveadahl is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadahl

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 from Point A (ie- Lafayette) 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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