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Nearest Communities to The Lakes,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 The Lakes.<1>

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

The Lakes is located in Murray County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Murray County: Cottonwood, Lyon, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood & Rock.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of The Lakes. Of these communities, 47 are located in counties other than Murray 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 The Lakes (which is Murray 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 The Lakes

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

  • Murray County   (where The Lakes resides)
    • County Website:   www.murray-countymn.com/
    • County Seat for Murray:   Slayton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Lakes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
      • Owanka
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owanka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
        • Owanka is located in Murray County
      • Currie
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Dovray
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
        • Dovray is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Lowville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
        • Lowville is located in Murray County
      • Slayton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Avoca
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Avoca is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Hadley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
        • Hadley is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Current Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
        • Current Lake is located in Murray County
      • Iona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lime Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
        • Lime Creek is located in Murray County
      • Wirock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirock
        • Wirock is located in Murray County
      • Lake Wilson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
        • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Fulda
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Chandler
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
        • Chandler is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Cottonwood County
    • County Seat for Cottonwood:   Windom
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Lakes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
      • Westbrook
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
      • Storden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
        • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jeffers
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
        • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Delft
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
        • Delft is located in Cottonwood County
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   www.co.jackson.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Jackson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Lakes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
      • Heron Lake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
        • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Miloma
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miloma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
        • Miloma is located in Jackson County
  • Lincoln County
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   www.lyonco.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Marshall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Lakes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
      • Tracy
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
        • Tracy is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,055 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <4>
      • Garvin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
        • Garvin is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Amiret
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
        • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Balaton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
        • Balaton is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <4>
      • Burchard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
        • Burchard is located in Lyon County
      • Russell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Dudley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
        • Dudley is located in Lyon County
      • Village Park
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
        • Village Park is located in Lyon County
      • Lynd
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
        • Lynd is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <4>
      • Florence
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Garvin Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Park
        • Garvin Park is located in Lyon County
      • Marshall
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Green Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
        • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
      • Ghent
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
        • Ghent is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <4>
  • Nobles County
    • County Website:   www.co.nobles.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nobles:   Worthington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Lakes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
      • Pfingsten
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfingsten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfingsten
        • Pfingsten is located in Nobles County
      • Dundee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
        • Dundee is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Kinbrae
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
        • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
      • Saint Kilian
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Kilian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
        • Saint Kilian is located in Nobles County
      • Wilmont
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmont
        • Wilmont is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmont <4>
      • Leota
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
        • Leota is located in Nobles County
      • Reading
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Reading is located in Nobles County
      • Lismore
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lismore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
        • Lismore is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Pipestone County
    • County Seat for Pipestone:   Pipestone
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Lakes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
      • Ruthton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Diamond Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
        • Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County
      • Woodstock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
        • Woodstock is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
      • Holland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
        • Holland is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Edgerton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
        • Edgerton is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>
      • Hatfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
        • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Redwood County
    • County Website:   www.co.redwood.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Redwood:   Redwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Lakes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
      • Walnut Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Walnut Grove is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
      • Revere
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
        • Revere is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revere <4>
      • Lamberton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton
        • Lamberton is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamberton <4>
      • Milroy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lucan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
        • Lucan is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucan <4>
      • Wanda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
        • Wanda is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <4>
      • Sanborn
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wabasso
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
        • Wabasso is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasso <4>
      • Seaforth
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
        • Seaforth is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <4>
      • Vesta
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Vesta is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Rowena
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
        • Rowena is located in Redwood County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1383, Longitude: -95.6653       In this case, the coordinates for The Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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