Nearest Communities to Melvin,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Melvin, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Melvin:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Melvin.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Melvin is located in Polk County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Clearwater, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake, Grand Forks (ND) & Traill (ND).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Melvin. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Polk 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 Melvin (which is Polk 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 Melvin
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Polk County (where Melvin resides)
- County Website: https://www.polkcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Crookston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Benoit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Maple Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Dugdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tilden Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tilden Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden Junction
- Harold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Fertile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beltrami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenview is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Burwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burwell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Gentilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Terrace is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Terrace
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- Carman Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carman Terrace is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Terrace
- Crookston Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crookston Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookston Junction
- Crookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Knolls Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilds is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilds
- Anglim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anglim is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglim
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Noyes Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noyes Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Junction
- Erskine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eldred
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eldred is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
- Winger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hixon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
- Climax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Shirley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- McIntosh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Euclid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Bygland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bygland is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bygland
- Key West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Key West is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Fosston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West View Court
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West View Court is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Court
- Mallory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahnomen County
- County Website: https://www.co.mahnomen.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mahnomen: Mahnomen
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Bejou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahnomen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norman County
- County Website: https://www.co.norman.mn.us/
- County Seat for Norman: Ada
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Flaming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rindal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sundal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sundal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundal
- Lockhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Ranum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ranum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranum
- Gary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hadler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hadler is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadler
- Waukon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heiberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heiberg is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberg
- Anthony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Shelly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shelly is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
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- Twin Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Faith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halstad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fossum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fossum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossum
- Borup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Pennington County
- County Website: https://co.pennington.mn.us/
- County Seat for Pennington: Thief River Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Saint Hilaire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Hazel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Red Lake County
- County Website: https://www.co.red-lake.mn.us/
- County Seat for Red Lake: Red Lake Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Melvin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Melvin.
- Delorme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delorme is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delorme
- Perault
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perault is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perault
- Huot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huot is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huot
- Red Lake Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Terrebonne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Terrebonne is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
- Dorothy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wylie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wylie is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Plummer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plummer is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Oklee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garnes is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnes
- Traill County
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melvin) 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. |
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