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Around Madison Lake ...

For comparison, Madison Lake has a population of 1,200 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Madison Lake, with the nearest first.

  • Marysburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
  • Eagle Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Smiths Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
  • Elysian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Janesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mankato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
  • Saint Clair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • Kasota
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Peter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • North Mankato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Skyline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Waterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

For more communities neighboring Madison Lake, please visit our County-by-County Page for Madison Lake.

Blue Earth County ...

Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blue Earth County: Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca & Watonwan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Madison Lake ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Madison Lake.

Airports Near Madison Lake ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Madison Lake and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Madison Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madison Lake ...

Looking for more information about Madison Lake? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Madison Lake. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Madison Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Madison Lake.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Madison Lake.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Blue Earth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Madison Lake), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.