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Nearest Communities to Luna,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Luna is located in Marshall County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Beltrami, Kittson, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, Grand Forks (ND), Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Luna. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Marshall 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 Luna (which is Marshall 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 Luna

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

  • Marshall County   (where Luna resides)
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Warren
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luna   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luna.
      • Warren
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Argyle
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • March
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for March have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
        • March is located in Marshall County
      • Radium
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
        • Radium is located in Marshall County
      • Alvarado
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
        • Alvarado is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
      • Foldahl
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foldahl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl
        • Foldahl is located in Marshall County
      • Stephen
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
        • Stephen is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <3>
      • Valley Court
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Court
        • Valley Court is located in Marshall County
      • Big Woods
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
        • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
      • Florian
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florian
        • Florian is located in Marshall County
      • Ellerth
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerth
        • Ellerth is located in Marshall County
      • Oslo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
        • Oslo is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <3>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Viking
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
          • Viking is located in Marshall County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
        • Englund
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englund. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
          • Englund is located in Marshall County
        • Newfolden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfolden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
          • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Strandquist
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strandquist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandquist
          • Strandquist is located in Marshall County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strandquist <3>
        • Rosewood
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
          • Rosewood is located in Marshall County
        • Holt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
          • Holt is located in Marshall County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Kittson County
    • County Seat for Kittson:   Hallock
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luna   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luna.
      • Donaldson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
        • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Deerwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
        • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
      • Karlstad
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlstad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlstad
        • Karlstad is located in Kittson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlstad <3>
      • Enok
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enok have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enok
        • Enok is located in Kittson County
      • Kennedy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
        • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <3>
      • Robbin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbin
        • Robbin is located in Kittson County
      • Halma
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
        • Halma is located in Kittson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <3>
  • Pennington County
    • County Seat for Pennington:   Thief River Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luna   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luna.
      • Carpenters Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
        • Carpenters Corner is located in Pennington County
      • Dakota Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Junction
        • Dakota Junction is located in Pennington County
      • Basswood Court
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basswood Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Court
        • Basswood Court is located in Pennington County
      • Greendale Manor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Manor
        • Greendale Manor is located in Pennington County
      • Challenger Court
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challenger Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenger Court
        • Challenger Court is located in Pennington County
      • Thief River Falls
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
        • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <3>
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   www.co.polk.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Crookston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luna   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luna.
      • Roan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan
        • Roan is located in Polk County
      • Angus
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
        • Angus is located in Polk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angus <3>
      • Tabor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
        • Tabor is located in Polk County
      • Sherack
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherack
        • Sherack is located in Polk County
      • Euclid
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
        • Euclid is located in Polk County
      • Key West
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
        • Key West is located in Polk County
      • East Grand Forks
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Davidson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
        • Davidson is located in Polk County
      • Mallory
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mallory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
        • Mallory is located in Polk County
      • Shirley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
        • Shirley is located in Polk County
      • Freeman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
        • Freeman is located in Polk County
      • Hixon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hixon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
        • Hixon is located in Polk County
  • Red Lake County
    • County Seat for Red Lake:   Red Lake Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luna   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luna.
      • Dorothy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
        • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
      • Wylie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
        • Wylie is located in Red Lake County
  • Grand Forks County
    • County Website:   www.grandforkscountygov.com/
    • County Seat for Grand Forks:   Grand Forks (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luna   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luna.
      • Manvel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
        • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <3>
      • North Grand Forks
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grand Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grand Forks
        • North Grand Forks is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Calspur
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calspur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calspur
        • Calspur is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Grand Forks
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kelly
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Powell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
        • Powell is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Pembina County
  • Walsh County
    • County Seat for Walsh:   Grafton (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Luna   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Luna.
      • Poland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
        • Poland is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Warsaw
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
        • Warsaw is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Oakwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
        • Oakwood is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Ardoch
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
        • Ardoch is located in Walsh County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <3>
      • Herrick
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Minto
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
        • Minto is located in Walsh County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <3>
      • Cashel ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
        • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Herriott
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herriott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
        • Herriott is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Grafton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
        • Grafton is located in Walsh County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <3>
      • Kellogg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
        • Kellogg is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Voss
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
        • Voss is located in Walsh County (ND)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Luna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Luna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2536, Longitude: -96.7937       In this case, the coordinates for Luna 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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