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Nearest Communities to McGregor,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

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

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

McGregor 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 McGregor. Of these communities, 24 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 McGregor (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 McGregor

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

  • Aitkin County   (where McGregor resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Aitkin:   Aitkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McGregor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McGregor.
      • Grayling
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
        • Grayling is located in Aitkin County
      • East Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
        • East Lake is located in Aitkin County
      • Minnewawa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sheshebee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheshebee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheshebee
        • Sheshebee is located in Aitkin County
      • Lawler
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
        • Lawler is located in Aitkin County
      • Kimberly
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tamarack
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
        • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Thor
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
        • Thor is located in Aitkin County
      • Palisade
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
        • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <4>
      • Libby
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Balsam
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
        • Balsam is located in Aitkin County
      • Rossburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
        • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
      • Continue List   (26 more) ...
        • Hassman
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Waldeck
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
          • Waldeck is located in Aitkin County
        • Waukenabo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waukenabo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukenabo
          • Waukenabo is located in Aitkin County
        • Ronald
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
          • Ronald is located in Aitkin County
        • Glen
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
          • Glen is located in Aitkin County
        • Bain
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain
          • Bain is located in Aitkin County
        • Dads Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
          • Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
        • Glory
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
          • Glory is located in Aitkin County
        • Aitkin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Arthyde
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthyde
          • Arthyde is located in Aitkin County
        • Solana
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
          • Solana is located in Aitkin County
        • Malmo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Knoll
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll
          • Pine Knoll is located in Aitkin County
        • Ball Bluff
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Bluff
          • Ball Bluff is located in Aitkin County
        • Wealthwood
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Haypoint
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • McGrath
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
          • McGrath is located in Aitkin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <4>
        • Bennettville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennettville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettville
          • Bennettville is located in Aitkin County
        • Swatara
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swatara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
          • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
        • Jacobson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Rabey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabey
          • Rabey is located in Aitkin County
        • Cutler
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
          • Cutler is located in Aitkin County
        • Giese
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giese
          • Giese is located in Aitkin County
        • Hill City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
          • Hill City is located in Aitkin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <4>
        • Nichols
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
          • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Nichols
          • From McGregor to Nichols
        • Redtop
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redtop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
          • Redtop is located in Aitkin County
  • Carlton County
    • County Website:   www.co.carlton.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Carlton:   Carlton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McGregor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McGregor.
      • Wright
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
        • Wright is located in Carlton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <4>
      • Automba
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodbury
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
        • Woodbury is located in Carlton County
      • Cromwell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Kettle River
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle River
        • Kettle River is located in Carlton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle River <4>
      • Corona
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
        • Corona is located in Carlton County
      • Moose Lake
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Barnum
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cass County
  • Crow Wing County
    • County Website:   www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Crow Wing:   Brainerd
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McGregor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McGregor.
      • Little Pine
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine
        • Little Pine is located in Crow Wing County
      • White Hawk
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hawk
        • White Hawk is located in Crow Wing County
      • Deerwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
        • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <4>
      • Bay Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuyuna
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
        • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
      • Oreland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreland
        • Oreland is located in Crow Wing County
  • Mille Lacs County
  • Pine County
  • Saint Louis County
    • County Website:   www.co.st-louis.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McGregor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McGregor.
      • Gowan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowan
        • Gowan is located in Saint Louis County
      • Floodwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
        • Floodwood is located in Saint Louis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floodwood <4>
      • Island
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
        • Island is located in Saint Louis County
      • Hartley Spur
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Spur
        • Hartley Spur is located in 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- McGregor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGregor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6081, Longitude: -93.3088    
<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.
<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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