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Nearest Communities to Lake Henry,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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 west 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Lake Henry.<1>

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

Lake Henry is located in Stearns County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 88 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lake Henry. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Stearns 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 Henry (which is Stearns 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 Henry

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

  • Stearns County   (where Lake Henry resides)
    • 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 Lake Henry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Henry.
      • Spring Hill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Saint Martin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynesville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgeville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
      • Roscoe
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Belgrade
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Farming
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Farming is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
      • Greenwald
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Elrosa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Meire Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • New Munich
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Richmond
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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        • Freeport
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Melrose
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Albany
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Brooten
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Brooten is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
        • Padua
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Padua is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Cold Spring
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Saint Nicholas
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Saint Rosa
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Saint Anthony
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Jacobs Prairie
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
        • Avon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Avon is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
        • Sauk Centre
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Saint Anna
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
        • Marty
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Marty is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Rockville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Collegeville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Francis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
        • Pleasant Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
        • Saint Joseph
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Holdingford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Wendel
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
        • Kimball Prairie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Luxemburg
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Five Points
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Five Points is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Riverview Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
        • Saint Augusta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
        • Waite Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Opole
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Opole is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
        • Fairhaven
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
        • Sartell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Evergreen Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
        • Hi-Vue Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
        • Saint Stephen
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
  • Kandiyohi County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcmn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lake Henry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Henry.
      • Regal
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hawick
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
      • New London
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Spicer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • 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>
      • Norway Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Norway Lake is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
      • Atwater
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Kandiyohi
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Parkwood Estates
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Parkwood Estates is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
      • Wilmar
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
      • Willmar
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lake Henry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Henry.
      • Crow River
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Crow River is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
      • Eden Valley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Manannah
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Manannah is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
      • Watkins
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Forest City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Forest City is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Acton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Acton is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Litchfield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosendale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Rosendale is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Kingston
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Kingston is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Beckville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Beckville is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
  • Morrison County
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   https://www.popecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lake Henry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Henry.
      • Grove Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
      • Sedan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Sedan is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Westport
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Westport is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Terrace
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Terrace is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
      • Villard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Hill Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Pine Hill Park is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Park
  • Swift County
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lake Henry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Henry.
      • Spaulding
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Spaulding is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Pleasant Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
      • Ward Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Ward Springs is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
      • North Shore
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • North Shore is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • Grey Eagle
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • West Union
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • West Union is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Burtrum
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Little Sauk
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
      • Round Prairie
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
  • Wright County

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 from Point A (ie- Lake Henry) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.