Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lake Elysian, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lake Elysian:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Lake Elysian.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waseca County: Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice & Steele.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 116 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lake Elysian. Of these communities, 103 are located in counties other than Waseca 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 Lake Elysian (which is Waseca 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 Lake Elysian
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Waseca County (where Lake Elysian resides)
- County Website: https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Waseca: Waseca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Janesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elysian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
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- Alma City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
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- Saint Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Mary is located in Waseca County
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- Colony Court
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colony Court is located in Waseca County
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- Waseca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
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- Waldorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Otisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
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- Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
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- Matawan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Matawan is located in Waseca County
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- New Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Earth County
- County Website: https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Blue Earth: Mankato
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Smiths Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
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- Madison Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Manor is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Manor
- Saint Clair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Lake Regency
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake Regency is located in Blue Earth County
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- Eagle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pemberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Belle Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Haven is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Mankato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Benning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benning is located in Blue Earth County
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- Beauford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
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- LeHillier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- LeHillier is located in Blue Earth County
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- Skyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Rapidan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
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- Mapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Good Thunder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
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- Sterling Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
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- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
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- Vernon Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Lake Crystal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butternut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Butternut is located in Blue Earth County
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- Cambria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Blue Earth County
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- Faribault County
- County Website: https://www.co.faribault.mn.us/
- County Seat for Faribault: Blue Earth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Minnesota Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baroda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baroda is located in Faribault County
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- Delavan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Freeborn County
- County Website: https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
- County Seat for Freeborn: Albert Lea
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Freeborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
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- Le Sueur County
- County Website: https://www.lesueurcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Le Sueur: Le Center
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
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- Waterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
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- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Le Sueur County
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- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
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- Kilkenny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kasota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Le Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
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- Doyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
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- Ottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
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- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
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- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Le Sueur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Kingsway Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kingsway Estates is located in Le Sueur County
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- Saint Thomas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
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- Nicollet County
- County Website: https://www.co.nicollet.mn.us/
- County Seat for Nicollet: Saint Peter
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Camelot Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camelot Park is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Park
- Riverbend Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Riverbend Estates is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend Estates
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Nicollet County
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- North Mankato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Star is located in Nicollet County
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- Traverse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Traverse is located in Nicollet County
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- Kerns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kerns is located in Nicollet County
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- Oshawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
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- Nicollet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nicollet Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nicollet Landing is located in Nicollet County
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- Norseland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
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- Poor Farm Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
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- New Sweden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
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- Rice County
- County Website: https://www.ricecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Rice: Faribault
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
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- Shieldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
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- Faribault
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
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- Walcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
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- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Prairieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Rice County
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- Cannon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
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- Comus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comus is located in Rice County
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- Trondjem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
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- Ruskin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Rice County
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- Veseli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Veseli is located in Rice County
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- Little Chicago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Scott County
- County Website: https://www.scottcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Scott: Shakopee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Union Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- East Gate Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Gate Estates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Estates
- New Prague
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Benedict
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Benedict is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Sibley County
- County Website: https://www.sibleycounty.gov/
- County Seat for Sibley: Gaylord
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Allansons Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Allansons Park is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allansons Park
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sibley Estates East
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sibley Estates East is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Estates East
- Rush River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Steele County
- County Website: https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Steele: Owatonna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lake Elysian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Elysian.
- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Lemond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Clinton Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
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- Medford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Steele County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Owatonna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saco is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Steele County
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- Steele Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
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- River Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Point is located in Steele County
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- Havana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Steele County
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- Merton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Merton is located in Steele County
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- Pratt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
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- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Litomysl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Litomysl is located in Steele County
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- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Steele County
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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- Lake Elysian) 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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