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Nearest Communities to Meadow Brook,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.


Meadow Brook is located in Saint Louis County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Meadow Brook. Of these communities, 4 are located in counties other than Saint Louis 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 Meadow Brook (which is Saint Louis 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 Meadow Brook

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

  • Saint Louis County   (where Meadow Brook resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Meadow Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Meadow Brook.
      • Linden Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Linden Grove is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Grove
      • Celina
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Celina is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
      • Greaney
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Greaney is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaney
      • Sturgeon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Bear River
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
      • Gheen Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
      • Gheen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Gheen is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen
      • Haley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Haley is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
      • Cook
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <3>
      • Glendale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Side Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Leander
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Leander is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Continue List   (43 more) ...
        • Shermans Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Shermans Corner is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermans Corner
        • Wakemup
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Wakemup is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakemup
        • Orr
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Orr is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <3>
        • Angora
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Idington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Idington is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idington
        • Cusson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Cusson is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusson
        • Nett Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
        • Forsman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Forsman is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsman
        • Ash Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Ash Lake is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Lake
        • Britt
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Brittmount
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Brittmount is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittmount
        • Buyck
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Buhl
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
        • Chisholm
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Grant
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Grant is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
        • Lavinia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Lavinia is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
        • Kinney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Lucknow
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Lucknow is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
        • Peyla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Peyla is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyla
        • Saint Clair Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Saint Clair Junction is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Junction
        • Mountain Iron
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Dunwoody Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Dunwoody Junction is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody Junction
        • Kitzville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Kitzville is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzville
        • Mahoning
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Mahoning is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
        • Mitchell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Mitchell is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Parkville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Parkville is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Brooklyn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Brooklyn is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
        • Leetonia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Leetonia is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
        • Redore
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Redore is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redore
        • Ruby Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Junction
        • Scott
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Scott is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
        • Stevenson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Stevenson is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
        • Wilpen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Wilpen is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilpen
        • Hopper
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hopper is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
        • West Virginia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • West Virginia is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Virginia
        • Arbutus
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Arbutus is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus
        • Hibbing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Hibbing is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hibbing <3>
        • Kelly Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Kelly Lake is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Lake
        • Kerr
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Kerr is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
        • Scranton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Scranton is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
        • Sherwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Sherwood is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
        • Franklin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Franklin is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Virginia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Itasca County
  • Koochiching County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Meadow Brook) 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.