RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Minnesota >> Aitkin County >> Lawler >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...

Nearest Communities to Lawler,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Lawler.<1>

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


Lawler is located in Aitkin County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lawler. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Aitkin 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 Lawler (which is Aitkin 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 Lawler

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

  • Aitkin County   (where Lawler resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Aitkin:   Aitkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lawler   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lawler.
      • East Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • East Lake is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • Grayling
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Grayling is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
      • Tamarack
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • McGregor
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ronald
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Ronald is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Sheshebee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Sheshebee is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheshebee
      • Minnewawa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Thor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Thor is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
      • Arthyde
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Arthyde is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthyde
      • Dads Corner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
      • Kimberly
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Solana
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Solana is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Balsam
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Balsam is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
        • Libby
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Libby is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
        • Glen
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Glen is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
        • Palisade
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Rossburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
        • McGrath
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Malmo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
        • Hassman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
        • Waldeck
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Waldeck is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
        • Giese
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Giese is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giese
        • Glory
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Glory is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
        • Waukenabo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Waukenabo is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukenabo
        • Wealthwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
        • Aitkin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Bain
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Bain is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain
        • Redtop
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Redtop is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
        • Pine Knoll
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Pine Knoll is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll
        • Ball Bluff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ball Bluff is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Bluff
        • Bennettville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Bennettville is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettville
        • Cutler
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Cutler is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
  • Carlton County
    • County Website:   https://www.carltoncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Carlton:   Carlton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lawler   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lawler.
      • Automba
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Automba is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
      • Wright
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kettle River
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Woodbury
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodbury is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Cromwell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Moose Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Corona
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Corona is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Barnum
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mahtowa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Nemadji
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Nemadji is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemadji
      • Sawyer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Atkinson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Atkinson is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Otter Creek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Big Lake Chapel
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Big Lake Chapel is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Chapel
  • Kanabec County
  • Mille Lacs County
  • Pine County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pine:   Pine City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lawler   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lawler.
      • Denham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Denham is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Ellson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ellson is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellson
      • Sturgeon Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow River
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutledge
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Rutledge is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Finlayson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Groningen
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Groningen is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groningen
      • Askov
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Banning
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Banning is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
      • Bruno
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bruno is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Saint Louis County

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 from Point A (ie- Lawler) 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.