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 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: https://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)
- Owanka is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
- Currie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dovray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Lowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Slayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Current Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Current Lake is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
- Iona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lime Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Wirock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wirock is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirock
- Lake Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fulda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chandler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Cottonwood County
- County Website: https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
- 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)
- Storden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jeffers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Delft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Delft is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://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)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Miloma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miloma is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Lincoln County
- County Website: https://www.co.lincoln.mn.us/
- County Seat for Lincoln: Ivanhoe
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to The Lakes ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from The Lakes.
- Tyler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon County
- County Website: https://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)
- Garvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Amiret
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Balaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burchard is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Dudley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Village Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Village Park is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Lynd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Garvin Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garvin Park is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Park
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ghent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nobles County
- County Website: https://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)
- Pfingsten is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfingsten
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Saint Kilian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Kilian is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Wilmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Reading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Lismore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Pipestone County
- County Website: https://www.pipestone-county.com/
- 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)
- Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Edgerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Redwood County
- County Website: https://redwoodcounty-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)
- Revere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamberton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lucan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wanda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wabasso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seaforth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vesta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vesta is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Rowena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowena is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Lakes) 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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