Nearest Communities to Menahga,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Menahga, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Menahga:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Menahga is located in Wadena County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wadena County: Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Otter Tail & Todd.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Menahga. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than Wadena 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 Menahga (which is Wadena 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 Menahga
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Wadena County (where Menahga resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Menahga ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Menahga.
- Sebeka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Nimrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Oylen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oylen is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylen
- Verndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Esterdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esterdy is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterdy
- Aldrich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aldrich is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Becker County
- County Website: https://www.co.becker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Becker: Detroit Lakes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Menahga ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Menahga.
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Wolf Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Osage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Snellman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snellman is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellman
- Pine Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Point is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Ponsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Two Inlets
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Two Inlets is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
- Goldenrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goldenrod is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod
- Frazee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rochert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Town Lake Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Town Lake Estates is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Lake Estates
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Menahga ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Menahga.
- Oshawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oshawa is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Poplar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Ellis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Leader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leader is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Backus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Graff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Mildred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Hackensack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard County
- County Website: https://www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
- County Seat for Hubbard: Park Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Menahga ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Menahga.
- Horton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hubbard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Park Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Park Estates is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Estates
- Dorset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Badoura
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Badoura is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badoura
- Nevis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Arago
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arago is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Deer Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
- Emmaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Akeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Menahga ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Menahga.
- Hillview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Davies
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- West Wind Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- New York Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Topelius
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
- Wadena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grand View Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View Heights is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Heights
- Richdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
- Heinola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
- Perham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Pine Cone Court
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Cone Court is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
- Deer Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Luce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luce is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Lyman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Leaf City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
- Richville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Menahga ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Menahga.
- Hewitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Staples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Menahga) 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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